Thermal energy output fell 18.5% to 27.03 billion kilowatts hour last year, the statistics institute INS said Tuesday.
Hydropower production rose 23.9% to 15.14 billion KWh in 2013, while nuclear output was up 1.3% to 11.62 billion KWh.
Wind farm output increased a robust 78% to 4.69 billion KWh, from 2.64 billion KWh in 2012. Last year, wind farm production covered 8% of the country’s electricity output.
Romania’s primary energy resources fell 9.2% on the year to 30.96 million tons of oil equivalent, the data showed. Electric energy resources were down 3.2% to 58.94 billion KWh, largely due to a 1.7% decline in production.
Romanian final power consumption reached 49.79 billion KWh in 2013, down 6% from the previous year. Public illumination fell 12.6% on the year, while household consumption was down 1.3%.
Electric energy exports more than doubled last year to 2.47 billion KWh, versus 1.15 billion KWh in 2012.