Drought and high temperatures hit the energy system
Thursday, June 21, 2007
The drought hit Romania these last months and reduced the electrical energy production of Portile de Fier by 40%. In the case the situation is prolonged and the temperatures will continue to rise, the nuclear reactor in Cernavoda might be closed down, officials of the Hidroelectrica and Nuclearelectrica officials stated for NewsIn. The flow of the Danube is of 4,000 cubic metressecond, which is 60% of the average for this period. The reduction of the flow and the reduction of the energy ...