Cernavodă
- yesterday
Romanian central bank adviser warns of budget crisis and lost EU funds as PSD demands his dismissal
Eugen Rădulescu warned that Romania faces losing billions of euros in European recovery funds within days, prompting the governing PSD to demand his dismissal from the central bank.
- 3d ago
Danube flow forecast to reach 1,550 m³/s as Cernavodă nuclear plant awaits cooling relief
Romania's Danube flow at Baziaș is projected to climb to 1,550 m³/s by late August 2026, remaining well below the 3,900 m³/s monthly average while authorities discharge reservoir water to aid the offline Cernavodă nuclear plant.
- 4d ago
Romania launches emergency measures to cool Cernavoda nuclear plant amid Danube drought
Romania has approved urgent river dredging, dam releases, and military support to secure cooling water for the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant as Danube flows drop to recent lows.
- 6d ago
Romania rejects former minister Bogdan Ivan's blackout claims as industrial power dispute escalates
Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan and the Ministry of Energy dismissed allegations by former minister Bogdan Ivan that factories face imminent power cutoffs, clarifying that notifications were standard regulatory reminders.
- Aug 18
Romania restarts coal units at Rovinari plant to tackle energy deficit and high import costs
Complexul Energetic Oltenia brought three coal units back online at Rovinari on 17 August 2026 as drought and the shutdown of both Cernavoda nuclear reactors pushed daily peak import costs up to 500 euros per megawatt-hour.
- Aug 11
Romania shuts down only nuclear plant as record-low Danube threatens Hungary's Paks too
Record-low Danube water levels forced Romania to shut down its only nuclear power plant on 13 August, while Hungary's Paks plant operates at 25% capacity and faces its first-ever shutdown in 44 years.
- Aug 10
Western Europe records hottest June-July ever as oceans hit new temperature high
Western Europe saw its warmest June-July period on record with an average of 21.62°C, 2.79°C above the 1991-2020 norm, as global ocean surfaces also reached a record 20.96°C in July, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service reported on 10 August.
- Aug 10
Hungary restarts Paks turbine as Danube rises 19 cm, while Romania's Cernavodă faces new water decline
Hungary reconnected a second turbine at the Paks nuclear plant on 10 August after the Danube rose 19 cm above record lows, while Romania's Cernavodă plant faces renewed water level drops and a possible temporary shutdown of Unit 2.
- Aug 6
Romania gives Transelectrica power to disconnect industrial consumers as Danube drought threatens Cernavoda nuclear plant
Romania's government adopted a Risk Preparedness Plan on 6 August allowing grid operator Transelectrica to disconnect large industrial consumers with 24 hours' notice, as low Danube water levels threaten the Cernavoda nuclear plant and the energy crisis may persist for one to two weeks.
- Jul 31
Danube at record low forces first-ever shutdown of Hungary's Paks nuclear plant, Romania and France also curb output
Hungary's Paks plant will halt all four reactors by Monday, a first in its 42-year history, as the Danube's water level drops 121 cm below the previous low. Romania's Cernavoda and France's Golfech have also taken reactors offline amid a heatwave.
- Jul 29
Danube drought forces nuclear plant shutdowns in Hungary and Romania
Record-low Danube levels from prolonged heatwaves have pushed Hungary's Paks plant toward its first full shutdown in its 44 years of service and threaten Romania's Cernavoda reactor, as both countries scramble to conserve electricity.
- Jul 11
Three cars crash on Romania's A2 motorway: two children injured, 7 km traffic jam
A three-vehicle collision on the Bucharest-Constanța motorway injured a 5-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy and blocked traffic, creating a 7-kilometer queue towards the Black Sea coast on Saturday, 11 July.
