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Photovoltaic power output exceeds Cernavoda n-plant reactor's capacity Tuesday at noon
The sunny weather of the last days has caused a significant increase in the photovoltaic power output, having exceeded on Tuesday at noon the power of a nuclear reactor at the Cernavoda nuclear-power plant, according to data on the state of Romania's national power grid posted on the Transelectrica website.
Thus, at 13:20hrs on Tuesday, the power generated by photovoltaic panels stood on the third place, with 800 MW, representing 12 percent of the total. For comparison, a reactor at the Cernavoda plant can generate up to 700-MW power.
The national energy production at the time mentioned above was as follows: 42.98 percent hydro - 2,848 MW, 21.31 percent; nuclear - 1,412 MW, 12.07 percent; sun power - 800 MW, 12.06 percent; coal - 799 MW, 8.99 percent; hydrocarbons - 596 MW, 2.23 percent; wind - 148 MW, 0.35 percent; biomass - 23 MW. The total output was 6,598 MW, against a consumption of 6,565 MW, with the difference being exported.
Photovoltaic panels generated a production of more than 700 MW between 11:00hrs and 15:00hrs on Monday as well.