The national energy situation is stable, while available generation capacity, together with imports, is meeting Romania’s electricity needs amid the unavailability of Units 1 and 2 at Cernavodă, the National Power Grid Company Transelectrica SA announced on Tuesday.
The National Energy Dispatch Centre estimates maximum demand of up to 7,400 MW during the evening peak in the period ahead, with variable temperatures forecast, ranging from normal levels for this time of year to approximately 36 degrees Celsius.
“At present, the energy situation is under control, while the available generation capacity is operating at high levels and helping to offset the unavailability of both units at Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant. These developments, combined with the available import capacity, which remains within normal parameters, indicate that, at least for this week, no particular problems are expected in ensuring Romania’s electricity supply,” Transelectrica representatives said in a statement.
The situation is also stable at regional level, with no unavailability or limitations affecting the operating conditions of energy markets or the provision of cross-border electricity flows.
The statement said that weather developments in Central Europe offered favourable prospects for the period ahead. The cooler weather and rainfall in southern Germany, Austria and Slovakia, also forecast for the coming days, are contributing to an increase in the Danube’s flow in the upper reaches of the river.
According to the available estimates, this increase is expected to propagate downstream and could be felt where the river enters Romania from next week, potentially bringing the current decline in flow to an end and even leading to a slight increase.
“If these forecasts are confirmed, the hydrological situation could allow the option of restarting a nuclear unit at Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant to be reassessed, as well as an increase in hydropower generation at the Iron Gates,” Transelectrica representatives said.
The authorities and energy-sector operators are continuously monitoring developments and the capacity of the National Power System to meet demand, in order to maintain the security, stability and continuity of electricity supply.
“The National Power Grid Company Transelectrica SA, through the National Energy Dispatch Centre, continues to monitor and manage the operation of the National Energy System in real time, in coordination with the relevant participants in the energy sector,” the statement also said.
The national and regional energy situation, as well as the developments forecast for the period ahead amid the shutdown of Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, were presented on Tuesday at the headquarters of the National Energy Dispatch Centre, during a meeting of the Energy Command chaired by Cristian Silviu Bușoi, State Secretary at the Ministry of Energy.
The meeting also examined weather forecasts for the next 10 days, the availability of electricity generation capacity and any risks that could affect the operation of the National Power System (SEN).
Representatives of the Ministry of Energy, Transelectrica, the National Energy Dispatch Centre, the National Energy Regulatory Authority, the main electricity producers and distributors, as well as the National Administration “Apele Române” and the National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, attended the meeting.
Source: AGERPRES
