Romania pays RON4.3B to ensure winter fuel stocks

The Romanian Economy Ministry announced that it invested 4.3 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2046) to ensure the fuel stocks for the electricity and heating power producers during the winter period.

 

"All the plants that ensure a good functioning of the energy system have the necessary fuel stocks, and SNLO (state-owned mining company - e.n.) has additional large brown coal reserves," the ministry said in a statement.

 

Between October 1 and March 30 2010, 17.400 tons of brown coal, 1.8 million tons of pitcoal, 2.5 billion cubic meters of gas and 360,000 tons of fuel oil will be used to produce around 30.9 million MWh of electric power and a thermal power output of 16.1 million giga-calories.