Romania's electricity consumption drops 0.7% in first 11 months

Business Forum

16 January, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Romania's final electricity consumption fell by 0.7% in the first 11 months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

Primary energy resources increased by 4.2%, while electricity resources rose by 5% compared to the same period in 2024. Primary energy resources totalled 31.014 million tonnes oil equivalent (toe), an increase of 1.237 million toe year-on-year.

Domestic production reached 15.088 million toe, down 2.5%, while imports were 15.926 million toe, up 11.4%. Electricity resources totalled 63.236 billion kWh, an increase of 3.036 billion kWh.

Thermal power plant production was 15.561 billion kWh, down 1.1% compared to the first 11 months of 2024, while hydroelectric production was 11.001 billion kWh, 18% below the reference period. Nuclear power production increased by 1.3% to 10.024 billion kWh.

Wind power production decreased by 209.5 million kWh to 5.403 billion kWh, while solar energy from photovoltaic installations increased to 4.438 billion kWh. Final electricity consumption in the economy and public lighting each fell by 1.1%, while household consumption rose by 0.4%.

Romania's industrial output drops 1.1% in first 11 months

Romania's industrial production fell 1.1% as a gross series and 0.5% as a seasonally adjusted series in the first 11 months of the year compared to the same period in 2024, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

Economy

Romanian inflation sticks close to 10% in December 2025

Romania's annual inflation rate decreased to 9.69% in December from 9.76% in November, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

Energy

Rețele Electrice Romania launches €27 million grid digitalisation project

Rețele Electrice Romania has begun implementing a new advanced automated distribution management system (AADMS).

Economy

Romania GDP flash estimate shows growth in Q2 2025

Romania's GDP recorded an increase in Q2 2025, according to flash estimates from the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

Economy

Romania's trade deficit soars by more than 25% in Q1 2025

Romania's trade balance deficit (FOB/CIF) reached €8.45 billion in Q1 2025, marking a 26.9% increase (€1.79 billion euros) compared to the same period of last year,

Economy

Romania's unemployment slightly falls in March

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.5% in March 2025, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous year, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

Real estate

Romania sees higher construction works in early 2025

Romania's volume of construction work increased in the first two months of the current year, with a 16.7% rise in the unadjusted series, and a 19.5% rise in the series adjusted for working days and seasonality versus 2024, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS).