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Ukraine Delivers Electricity to Romania to Cover Deficit After Cernavodă NPP Unit Shutdown
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Romanian state company Nuclearelectrica is purchasing electricity from Ukraine through Moldovan state supplier Energocom to cover an energy deficit caused by the shutdown of Unit 1 at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant.
The energy imports aim to stabilize the Romanian market following severe regional drought conditions that reduced the Danube River to historic low levels in late July.
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Building on a memorandum of understanding signed in 2023 to enhance energy resilience, Energocom is facilitating the transmission of Ukrainian electricity to Romania, reversing earlier energy support patterns between the neighboring nations.
The extreme drought has impacted energy generation and river transport across multiple countries. In Dolj County, Romania, stranded river transport includes 1 grain barge that remained stuck in sand for nearly 1 week despite retrieval attempts.
To manage energy demand, Romania's Ministry of Energy scheduled an August 3 meeting with major industrial consumers to request shifting operations to daytime hours.
In Serbia, the Iron Gate hydroelectric plant on the Danube is generating power below its planned output. In Hungary, management at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant warned on July 30 that a total shutdown could become necessary within 24 to 72 hours after water levels dropped 28 centimeters below the previous record low set in 2018.
In Romania, military forces began an operation on August 2 to blast rocks on the Danube to redirect water flow and maintain operations at 1 reactor at the Cernavodă plant.
On March 16, 2026, Ukraine’s state energy company Naftogaz held early discussions with Romania’s OMV Petrom regarding a potential partnership to develop offshore Black Sea gas reserves discovered before Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Although seismic surveys were partially completed, development was set to begin after the war, as Ukraine sought advanced deep-water technology from Western partners.
This energy dialogue coincided with a Bucharest summit where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Romanian President Nicușor Dan signed strategic agreements covering energy collaboration and joint drone production.
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