Thermal power output inched down 0.4% on the year to 33.17 billion kilowatts hour, while hydropower production dropped 18.7% to 12.2 billion KWh, the statistics institute INS said.
Nuclear energy production decreased 2.4% to 11.46 billion KWh.
On the other hand, wind farm production more than doubled to 2.64 billion KWh in 2012, from 1.24 billion KWh in the previous year.
Romania’s primary energy resources fell 2.2% on the year to 34.01 million tons of oil equivalent in 2012.
Electric energy resources declined 2.7% to 60.4 billion KWh, largely due to a 3% decrease in production.
Romanian final power consumption reached 52.95 billion KWh in 2012, up 0.2% on the year. Public illumination rose 4.5% on the year, while household consumption was up 2.1%.