Hidroelectrica currently delivers an average power of 1,800 MW, the equivalent of 24% of Romania’s overall output, compared to 2,100 MW (28%) in the previous weeks.
Energy prices on the day-ahead market of Romania’s power bourse OPCOM rose to 342 lei (EUR80) per MWh Thursday, more than double compared with last year’s average, due to lower hydropower output, an official of state-run power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO) said Thursday. (EUR1=RON4.271)