| ©ICIS HEREN - Romania considers boosting nuclear capacity |
| 2010-04-06 |
| Romania is considering expanding its nuclear plans, according to a statement from the energy ministry on Thursday (6th May). "If all goes to plan we are also considering a second nuclear power plant which will be located in an area chosen by government specialists," said Tudor Serban, a senior official in the energy ministry. The existing two reactors at the country`s sole nuclear unit Cernavoda have a combined installed capacity of 1.4GW, and covered 21% of the country`s power consumption in 2009. The two new units will each have a capacity of 740MW, and could boost this to 40% by 2017, when they are expected to be completed (see EDEM 16 October 2010). Romania`s nuclear production in the first quarter fell 4.7% year on year, according to official data released this week. Meanwhile, the country`s total power production dropped 4.3% on the year in the first quarter of 2010, mainly on the back of a decline in coal-power generation. Power consumption recovered by 3% in the first quarter of the year, after falling more than 8% in 2009. (THE ICIS HEREN REPORTS - EDEM 14.086 / 6 May 2010) |
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