(AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)A boat is banked on the sand in an area usually submerged in water along the Danube River during low water levels in Rasova, Romania, Monday, Aug. 3 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)A boat is banked on the sand in an area usually submerged in water along the Danube River during low water levels in Rasova, Romania, Monday, Aug. 3 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)A boat is banked on the sand in an area usually submerged in water along the Danube River during low water levels in Rasova, Romania, Monday, Aug. 3 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Numerous governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity and avert an energy crisis as record low water levels on the Danube River have forced power plants to the brink of shutting down. Acting Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan announced a nationwide state of alert in the energy sector on Friday, and warned that the Danube’s low water levels threatened the shutdown of Cernavoda’s second reactor.