Expressed in local currency and calculated on energy unit, in the timeframe analyzed the price of gas is estimated at RON149.5 ($46.7) per MWh, up 17.7% on last year’s average of RON127 per MWh.
Last year, imported gas covered 25.1% of national consumption. The main producers on the local market are OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and Romgaz.
The domestic gas price stays at RON45.71 per MWh, unchaged from 2009, the energy authority said.
Romania imports gas mainly through companies acknowledged by Russian giant Gazprom. Another import route is the pipeline linking to Hungary, which brings Russian gas from other sources.