Thermal power output was up 18% on the year to 20.58 billion KWh, while nuclear production increased 3.1% to 7.7 billion KWh, the statistics institute INS said.
Wind farm production increased to 511.2 million KWh in January through August, from only 1.6 million KWh in the same period of 2010.
However, hydropower output declined 11.3% on the year to 12.07 billion KWh, because of dry weather. Romania’s state-owned hydropower generator Hidroelectrica last month was forced to activate the force majeure clause in its energy supply contracts because of the prolonged draught and estimated it would cut deliveries by a third until December.
Romania’s primary energy resources increased 5.2% on the year to 23.37 million tons of oil equivalent in the January to August period.
Electric energy resources rose 5.7% on the year to 41.26 billion kilowatts hour in the first eight months, fueled by a 6.1% increase in production.
Romanian final power consumption reached 34.8 billion KWh, up 3.9% from the same period of 2010. Public illumination fell 13.2% on the year, but household consumption rose 2.8%.