Thermal power output was up 18.9% on the year to 23.36 billion kilowatts hour, while nuclear production increased 2.2% to 8.6 billion KWh, the statistics institute INS said.
Wind farm production increased to 573.5 million KWh in January through September, from only 1.8 million KWh in the same period of 2010.
However, hydropower output declined 14% on the year to 13 billion KWh, because of dry weather. Romania’s state-owned hydropower generator Hidroelectrica 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 3.6% on the year to 26.3 million tons of oil equivalent in the January-September period.
Electric energy resources rose 5.2% on the year to 41.26 billion KWh in the first nine months, fueled by a 5.4% increase in production.
Romanian final power consumption reached 39.12 billion KWh, up 4.3% from the same period of 2010. Public illumination fell 12.3% on the year, but household consumption rose 2.7%.