Romania’s largest refinery optimises power consumption during peak hours

19 August 2026 Romania’s largest refinery, Rompetrol Rafinare, controlled by KazMunayGas International) announced that it managed to optimise its power consumption during the peak hours so that its 80 MW power plant can deliver 13 MW to the national power grid during 19:00-23:00 instead of 8-10 MW before, according to a press release cited by Profit.ro. The region where the refinery operates has been particularly impacted by the temporary shutdown of the Cernavoda nuclear plant. The measures already in place allow for a reduction in electrical load by approximately 5 MW during peak periods. "An example is the coking plant at Petromidia, where the petroleum coke cutting operation is optimised to be performed outside the critical interval of 19:00–23:00. Thus, the electrical load is reduced