EnergyReader · 2026-08-07 16:33

SE Europe's Nuclear Crunch Pushes Romanian Day-Ahead Power to €170.87/MWh as Danube Runs Low

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 7, 2026

Romanian day-ahead power priced at €170.87/MWh on Friday (2026-08-07), driven by the simultaneous loss of roughly 42% of southeast Europe's nuclear generating capacity during the current heatwave, analysts told Montel. The trigger is physical: record-low Danube levels have reduced cooling water flows to reactors in Hungary, Romania and Slovenia, forcing output cuts or full shutdowns to stay within thermal discharge limits.

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