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28 Aug 2026
Antena 3
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During an intervention at Antena 3, energy experts emphasized that to understand future energy prices, one must listen to suppliers who hold signed contracts. While government and association estimates for electricity bill increases ranged between 3% and 20%, the Romania Energy Center (ROEC) noted that upon the expiration of current contracts, new offers could be 30% to 40% higher in certain cases. Regarding the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, restarting both reactors simultaneously has a low chance of around 30%. A more feasible scenario involves restarting one reactor in mid-September and the second towards the end of September or early October. Although recent upstream rainfall in Hungary raised Danube flows, the water takes about 10-12 days to reach the plant and sufficiently raise water levels for cooling needs.