Thermal power output was up 17.9% on the year to 26.45 billion kilowatts hour, while nuclear production increased 1.9% to 9.7 billion KWh, the statistics institute INS said.
Wind farm production increased to 604.7 million KWh in January through October, from a modest 2.1 million KWh in the same period of 2010.
However, hydropower output declined 18% on the year to 13.7 billion KWh, hurt by dry weather.
Romania’s primary energy resources increased 3% on the year to 29.08 million tons of oil equivalent in the January-October period.
Electric energy resources were up 3.5% on the year to 51.02 billion KWh, fueled by a 3.6% increase in production.
Romanian final power consumption reached 43.42 billion KWh in the first ten months, up 3.8% from the same period of 2010. Public illumination fell 10.5% on the year, but household consumption rose 3%.