Electricity consumption of Romania’s households down 11.2 pct in January-July

Romania’s households have reduced their electricity consumption by 11.2 percent in the first seven months of this year compared with the same period of 2017, for a total of 6.09 TWh, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

However, the total national consumption of electric energy rose by 2.1 percent year-on-year in January-July 2017, up to 32.47 TWh.

Public lighting consumption also decreased by 3.5 percent in January-July 2018.

But the companies have increased consumption by 5.9 percent in the first seven months of this year, keeping the demand for electricity high.

A recent BR analysis showed that Romania’s households are beginning to benefit from the liberalization of the energy market, as competition between rival suppliers reduces the prices of the electricity.