Thermal energy output decreased 20.3% on the year to 23.93 billion kilowatts hour in January to November, the statistics institute INS said.
Hydropower production rose 23% to 13.96 billion KWh in the first 11 months of 2013, while nuclear output was up 1.3% to 10.61 billion KWh.
Wind farm output increased a hefty 88% to 4.22 billion KWh, from 2.25 billion KWh in January-November 2012. Wind farm production covered 8% of the country’s electricity output in the first 11 months of 2013.
Romania’s primary energy resources fell 9.4% on the year to 28.22 million tons of oil equivalent in the January-November period, the data showed.
Electric energy resources were down 4% to 53.15 billion KWh, largely due to a 2.5% decline in production.
Romanian final power consumption reached 45.35 billion KWh in the January-November period, down 6.4% from the same period of 2012. Public illumination fell 11.6% on the year, while household consumption was down 1.3%.
Electric energy exports rose 92.1% year-on-year to 1.96 billion KWh in the analyzed period.