Unit 1 of the Cernavodă nuclear power plant, reconnected to the national power system on Friday, was running at 50% of capacity on Saturday, Prime Minister Luca Niculescu said at the plant. The decision on restarting Unit 2, which depends on the Danube's flow, is expected on Monday, and the government is making the Bala 2 project a priority.
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Europe / Energy news / November 2026
Romania's competition authority to clear Premier Energy's takeover of Distribuție Energie Oltenia "within days"
EUROENERGY NEWSROOM | Romania | 7 Nov 2026
The head of Romania's Competition Council said on Friday that the authority will clear within days the deal, worth about €700 million, under which Premier Energy takes over Distribuție Energie Oltenia. The operator runs a network of about 80,000 kilometres and serves some 1.5 million customers in seven counties in the south-west of the country.
Romania's High Court definitively rejects Bankwatch appeal: permit for the 308 km Tuzla–Podișor gas pipeline stands
EUROENERGY NEWSROOM | Romania | 6 Nov 2026
Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice (ÎCCJ) definitively rejected on 4 November Bankwatch Romania's appeal in the case over the building permit for the Tuzla–Podișor gas pipeline, the Energy Ministry announced. The roughly 308 km pipeline, worth more than €500 million, will take gas from the Neptun Deep field, where production is scheduled for 2027.
Day-ahead price today in Romania (€/MWh)
| 01:00 | 295.40 |
| 02:00 | 275.52 |
| 03:00 | 307.38 |
| 04:00 | 319.72 |
| 05:00 | 283.27 |
| 06:00 | 270.26 |
| 07:00 | 371.70 |
| 08:00 | 404.09 |
| 09:00 | 408.80 |
| 10:00 | 373.52 |
| 11:00 | 346.35 |
| 12:00 | 323.11 |
| 13:00 | 329.54 |
| 14:00 | 346.75 |
| 15:00 | 448.05 |
| 16:00 | 551.15 |
| 17:00 | 589.02 |
| 18:00 | 626.12 |
| 19:00 | 562.50 |
| 20:00 | 504.70 |
| 21:00 | 426.97 |
| 22:00 | 381.00 |
| 23:00 | 318.43 |
| 00:00 | 254.20 |
Romania's consumption today (MW)
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