According to data published by Romania’s National Institute for Statistics (INS), electricity consumption in the first four months of 2026 totaled 16.53 TWh, representing a decline of 2.7% compared to the same period in 2025. The figures indicate a mixed demand pattern across sectors, with notable differences between industrial, household, and public consumption.
Industrial electricity use reached 12.67 TWh, marking a slight decrease of 0.4% year-on-year. Household consumption fell more sharply, dropping by 10.1% to 3.72 TWh. In contrast, electricity used for public lighting increased modestly by 0.8%, reaching around 143.2 GWh.
On the supply side, total electricity production rose significantly to 18.55 TWh, up 8.5% compared to the previous year. This growth was driven primarily by strong hydropower and renewable generation, despite declines in thermal and nuclear output.
Thermal power generation decreased by 3.6% to 5.78 TWh, while output from the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant fell by 2.9% to 3.82 TWh. Hydropower production, however, recorded a substantial increase of 31.5%, reaching 5.12 TWh. Wind energy also expanded, rising by 12.5% to 2.39 TWh, while solar generation, including prosumers, surged by 26.4% to 1.43 TWh.
Romania’s electricity trade balance showed continued strengthening in exports, which increased by 16% to 5.15 TWh, while imports declined by 14.4% to 5.29 TWh over the same period.
In terms of primary energy resources, total production in the first four months of 2026 reached 5,498.6 million tons of oil equivalent, a decrease of 1.5% year-on-year. Coal output fell sharply by 18.6% to 513.1 million tons of oil equivalent, oil production declined by 8.1% to 771.9 million tons of oil equivalent, while natural gas production recorded a marginal decrease of 1%, totaling 2,507.9 million tons of oil equivalent.
