Thermal power output was up 18.9% on the year to 33.3 billion kilowatts hour, while nuclear production increased 1.1% to 11.74 billion KWh, the statistics institute INS said.
Wind farm production increased to 948.7 million KWh in 2011, from a mere 2.5 million KWh in the previous year.
However, hydropower output declined 25.3% on the year to 15 billion KWh, hurt by bad weather.
Romania’s primary energy resources increased 2.1% on the year to 34.87 million tons of oil equivalent in 2011.
Electric energy resources advanced at a similar pace to 61.8 billion KWh, fueled by a 2% increase in production.
Romanian final power consumption reached 52.5 billion KWh in 2011, up 4% on the year. Public illumination fell 7.3% on the year, but household consumption rose 3.3%.