An Analysis of the Electricity Sector in Romania

The aim of this article is to analyze the electricity sector in Romania, considering the present situation possible future developments. With its emerging and rapidly growing economy and with a of 21 million people, Romania is today the world’s 49th-largest economy. The country’s consumption has risen in the last years as a result of social and economic development. The industry is a large and high-growth sector of the Romanian economy. In fact, the country is electricity exporter to its neighbors. The future role of the country on the Balkan electricity market depend on the new investments in electricity generation and transmission capacity planned for years, in order to substitute obsolete plants and to strengthen the position as an electricity and exporter country.