Romania’s Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant has initiated the technical procedures preceding the controlled shutdown of its second nuclear reactor, the so-called Unit 2, due to the very low flow of the Danube. The nuclear power plant, operated by Bucharest Exchange-listed company Nuclearelectrica (BVB: SNN), shut down Unit 1 in late July for the same reason, as drought persists in the Danube basin. To compensate for the loss of energy, the Rovinari 4 energy unit of the Oltenia Energy Complex will be restarted and integrated into the national power grid. However, without nuclear energy, which ensured roughly 20% of Romania’s consumption, the country will have to reduce consumption and increase expensive energy imports, especially in the evening. However, Romania’s Energy Ministry again appealed to the population, public institutions and economic operators to limit their energy consumption between 7 PM and 11 PM.