The final electricity consumption in the first seven months rose by 4 percent to 30.46 billion kWh in Romania, compared to the same period in 2010, while electricity sources were with 7.1 percent higher, to 36.47 billion kWh, according to the Romanian the National Statistics Institute (INS).

The public lighting consumption decreased by 14.8 percent, while household consumption increased by 3 percent.

The increase of the electricity resources was mainly due to the increased production with 2585 million kWh, up 7.7 percent. The biggest increase was recorded in the wind power production, up to 441.8 million KWh. Also, the power plant production rose by 18.9 percent to 18.39 billion kWh, while the one of the nuclear power plants increased by 3.6 percent to 6.6 billion kWh.

The electricity export reported in this period was 19.99 billion kWh, up 122.4 percent, while the own technological consumption in networks and stations was with 3.2 percent higher.

The internal production had a year-on-year growth of 4.1 percent, while the electricity import grew by 8.3 percent compared with the same period last year, according to INS.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com

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