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Prima turbină pe gaz de la Mintia a fost pornită: noua centrală de 1.700 MW ia locul cărbunelui

EUROENERGY NEWSROOM | Romania | 8 Oct 2026

Joi, 8 octombrie 2026, a avut loc prima aprindere a turbinei pe gaz nr. 1 din noua centrală de la Mintia, construită pe locul fostei termocentrale pe cărbune; anunțul a venit de la premierul interimar Ilie Bolojan. Investiția privată depășește 1,2 miliarde de euro, iar după finalizarea ciclului combinat centrala va avea circa 1.700 MW, din care cele două turbine pe gaz însumează circa 1.100 MW. Urmează testele, sincronizarea cu rețeaua și livrarea primilor megawați în Sistemul Energetic Național.

Day-ahead price today in Romania (€/MWh)

00:00 244.19
01:00 243.69
02:00 243.84
03:00 244.00
04:00 243.94
05:00 243.84
06:00 243.88
07:00 268.58
08:00 314.82
09:00 270.44
10:00 243.92
11:00 184.74
12:00 156.24
13:00 194.99
14:00 189.65
15:00 224.67
16:00 259.34
17:00 279.23
18:00 272.41
19:00 269.96
20:00 264.05
21:00 275.98
22:00 270.38
23:00 260.97

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Romania's consumption today (MW)

00:00–01:00 · 5,419 MW 00:00 01:00–02:00 · 5,241 MW 01:00 02:00–03:00 · 5,210 MW 02:00 03:00–04:00 · 5,172 MW 03:00 04:00–05:00 · 5,208 MW 04:00 05:00–06:00 · 5,328 MW 05:00 06:00–07:00 · 5,881 MW 06:00 07:00–08:00 · 6,630 MW 07:00 08:00–09:00 · 6,935 MW 08:00 09:00–10:00 · 6,712 MW 09:00 10:00–11:00 · 6,260 MW 10:00 11:00–12:00 · 5,866 MW 11:00 12:00–13:00 · 5,511 MW 12:00 13:00–14:00 · 5,323 MW 13:00 14:00–15:00 · 5,156 MW 14:00 15:00–16:00 · 5,083 MW 15:00 16:00–17:00 · 5,542 MW 16:00 17:00–18:00 · 6,285 MW 17:00 18:00–19:00 · 6,828 MW 18:00 19:00–20:00 · 7,222 MW 19:00 20:00–21:00 · 7,112 MW 20:00 21:00–22:00 · 6,731 MW 21:00 22:00–23:00 · 6,184 MW 22:00 23:00–00:00 · 5,707 MW 23:00 5,707MW23:00–00:00

● low-consumption hours ● average consumption ● peak hours

Quick data

Romania 246.2 €/MWh ▼ 21.0%

France 161.3 €/MWh ▼ 24.0%

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