This was reported by the Agerpres news agency.
“The answer is yes, in the sense that energy from this entire market is distributed to both Romania and the Republic of Moldova,” said President Nicușor Dan.
The Romanian head of state explained that energy is distributed through a regional grid connecting Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, and Bulgaria, the latter of which has significant energy storage capacity.
“The situation with Cernavodă will be resolved in a few weeks—I’m not sure if it will be two or three weeks—until hydrologists confirm that we’ll have enough water to start up at least one of the reactors,” Dan said.
The Cernavodă power plant was shut down about ten days ago, but the system has been operating normally, according to data provided by the Agerpres news agency. Hydrologists estimate that water levels will allow at least one reactor to be restarted in two to three weeks, the cited source notes.
Nicușor Dan assessed the risk that Romania would be forced to shut down industrial operations due to this crisis as very low.
“Therefore, given the risk of some industrial facilities having to shut down—which I currently assess as very low—we will be able to overcome this crisis,” said Nicușor Dan.
He also noted that some major projects in the energy sector are behind schedule, but he forecasts a significant improvement in the situation over the course of the year.
“We’re talking about weeks, and unfortunately, many tasks or some important projects that were supposed to be completed by now have not been finished, but in a year (…) we’ll be in a much better position,” said Nicușor Dan.
