Wind power exceeded 2,000 MW on Saturday, and total production rose to 7,200 MW, but imports continued, until covering consumption of about 8,000 MW, according to a notification from the Ministry of Energy.
“At this time, again, wind power is the most important resource in the energy production mix, with almost 27% and 2,000 MW….The fact that the wind is blowing brings us to a total production of over 7,200 MW, which is not bad at all, even if we have a relatively high consumption, especially for a weekend day, of over 8,000 MW (we cover the difference from imports). Note that hydro production is small: 1,146 MW. Why? Because we had a very dry 2024 and we do not have sufficient flows in the hydroelectric power plants on the rivers. We have a very good filling level in the reservoirs for this period: 57.4%. So energy reserves for the next months, until the rains start and the snow melts. The fact that they produce wind power allows us to conserve other energy sources, which is wise and prudent”, wrote the Minister of Energy, Sebastian Burduja, on Facebook on Saturday evening.
“Moreover, we also have energy from batteries – 10MW. Relatively little, for now, but the projects in the works, mostly with financing provided by the Ministry of Energy from non-reimbursable funds, will take us to 1,000 MW by 2027.
And the production of wind energy will be higher in the coming years, because we have attracted record funding from the PNRR and the Modernization Fund for new wind farms:
- PNRR – 300 MW (signed contracts), and 30 MW have already been put into operation in 2024, at Romcim, in Medgidia;
- FM – production and self-consumption – almost 1,000 MW (closed call, projects under evaluation);
- Contracts for difference: 1,100 MW (signed contracts).
Everything is for Romania to have wind in its sails, today and in the future, literally and figuratively. Let’s keep it on the right path of democracy, development and truth. This is the only way we will achieve energy independence, which some only talk about, while they ask us to import Russian gas”, said Burduja.
He explained that Romania continues to import energy, despite the restart of coal-fired units from the reserve.
“Why do we import anyway? Because we care about the water reserve for the next two months (I explained above), it is probably cheaper than producing more with coal, and Romania lost 7,000 MW of production capacity in the band between 2009-2022, which brings us quite often to the situation of resorting to imports, but this will change from 2026, when I estimate that we will still have at least 1,500-2,000 MW in the band (Iernut, Mintia, Năvodari, Răstolița, a few new CETs, etc.), so we will be net exporters most of the time”, commented the Minister of Energy.
