Romanian MEP Accuses PSD of Proposing No Energy Crisis Solutions

Romanian Member of the European Parliament Siegfried Mureșan has sharply criticized the Social Democratic Party (PSD) for its perceived inaction amid the ongoing energy crisis. Mureșan, a vice-president of the National Liberal Party (PNL), stated on Facebook that the PSD has offered no concrete solutions.

"All we see from PSD is noise, spectacle, and populism alongside AUR," Mureșan wrote, referring to another political party. He contrasted this with the PNL's approach, asserting that his party, along with governing partners USR and UDMR, is implementing necessary measures to overcome the crisis.

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It is very clear: PSD has not proposed any measure to overcome the energy crisis. None. All we see from PSD is noise, spectacle, and populism alongside AUR.

Meanwhile, PSD President Sorin Grindeanu has advocated for reopening idle coal-fired power plants, specifically mentioning units at Turceni and Rovinari. He warned that Romania risks the shutdown of Reactor 2 at the Cernavodă nuclear power plant. Grindeanu suggested that restarting these coal units could compensate for a significant loss of power in the national grid.

The Romanian government has taken steps to manage potential energy deficits, approving legal frameworks for Transelectrica, the national electricity transmission system operator. These measures, applicable until August 2026, prioritize increasing reserves and restarting idle units before considering consumption limits. Such limits, if necessary, would target large economic consumers during peak hours and not the general population.

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One of the simplest solutions would be the restart, I repeat, the restart of two more units at Turceni and Rovinari. Each of these units has a power of approximately 330 megawatts, and together they would supplement the approximately 700 megawatts that would exit the National Energy System.