Thermal power output decreased 18.8% on the year to 5.52 billion kilowatts hour, while nuclear production was down 2.1% to 1.99 billion KWh, the statistics institute INS said.
On the other hand, hydropower production rose 23.3% on the year to 2 billion KWh in January through February. A month earlier, output in the sector increased by 31% year-on-year.
Wind farm production increased to 873.6 million KWh in the first two months, from 440.7 million KWh in the same period of 2012.
Romania’s primary energy resources fell 7.3% on the year to 4.99 million tons of oil equivalent in January through February, the data showed.
Electric energy resources were down 5.6% to 10.53 billion KWh, due to a 4.6% decline in production.
Romanian final power consumption reached 8.77 billion KWh in the first two months, down 4.6% from the same period of 2012. Household consumption was stable on the year, but public illumination fell 8.6%.