EnergyReader · 2026-08-03 11:37

Romania's drought emergency pushes day-ahead power to €149.75/MWh as political vacuum deepens

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 3, 2026

Romanian day-ahead power prices settled at €149.75/MWh on Monday (2026-08-03), well above the €138.31/MWh German benchmark on the same session, as a declared drought emergency deepened concerns about hydro availability across the country's grid. Summer cooling demand is still running hard and thermal units are carrying load that flexible hydro would normally share.

This piece has moved into our archive. We keep the full historical record — pricing, storage, weather, positioning — for our own research, and license access to it separately. Contact us about archive access →

What to watch Track the live series behind this story — history, latest readings and our coverage.

EU gas storage (AGSI+) →

Connected coverage Stories linked to Romania through the market graph: same hub, spread, route or driver.

EU Nations Back 121 Million Extra Free ETS Permits for Heavy Industry 9h ago · EUA via EU Carbon Policy / EUA Supply ICIS Raises TTF Cold-Weather Ceiling to EUR 90-100/MWh as European Storage Lags Historical Pace 20h ago · TTF via EU Gas Storage Level Confindustria Presses Arera for Action After PSV-TTF Spread Triples to EUR 7/MWh 1d ago · PSV via European Heating Degree Days German Power Forward Curve Holds Winter Premium Despite Record Renewable Half-Year 3h ago · German Power via EU Carbon Policy / EUA Supply Drought Threatens a Third of Italy's Thermal Fleet While Solar Overperforms Across Europe 18h ago · Italy same desk Category 6 Hurricane Debate Forces Utilities to Confront Infrastructure Design Gaps 2d ago · United States same desk

Get this in your inbox

Daily briefings for commodity traders

Related Markets

Power