Romania January-October Energy Output Down 6.4% on Year

Romanian energy output fell 6.4% on the year to 17.77 million tons of oil equivalent in the first 10 months of 2013, on the back of a decline in the thermal sector, news agency Mediafax reported Friday, citing official data.

Thermal energy output decreased 21.6% on the year to 21.2 billion kilowatt hours, the statistics institute INS said.

Hydropower production rose 22.1% to 12.84 billion KWh in the first 10 months of 2013, while nuclear output was up 1.2% to 9.6 billion KWh.

Wind farm output increased a hefty 87% to 3.32 billion KWh, from a little over 2 billion KWh in January-October of last year. Wind farm production covered 7.9% of the country's electricity output in the first 10 months of 2013.

Romania 's primary energy resources fell 10.2% on the year to 25.57 million tons of oil equivalent in the January-October period, the data showed.

Electric energy resources were down 4.9% to 47.8 billion KWh, largely due to a 3.4% decline in production.

Romanian final power consumption reached 41.2 billion KWh in the January-October period, down 6.3% from the same period of 2012. Public illumination fell 11% on the year, while household consumption was down 1.1%.

Electric energy exports rose 37.4% on year to 1.33 billion KWh in January-October.