Romania seeks EU support to manage electricity shortage and extend coal power use
Romania has asked the European Commission and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) to provide support as the country prepares to shut down Cernavoda's second reactor, while also seeking permission…
iulian ernst · Journalist
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Romania has asked the European Commission and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) to provide support as the country prepares to shut down Cernavoda's second reactor, while also seeking permission to keep several coal-fired units operating beyond their planned shutdown deadline of August 31.
Secretary of State at the Ministry of Energy Cristian Bușoi said Romania activated the "early warning" mechanism on August 7 and notified the next level, a "crisis situation", on August 10 under Article 14(2) of Regulation 941/2019, according to Agerpres.
