Bușoi raised the issue at the European Commission's Electricity Coordination Group meeting on August 11, presenting Romania's electricity situation, the imminent shutdown of Cernavoda Unit 2 and measures adopted by the government to manage the supply risk. Romania asked the European authorities to assess available generation capacity, balancing reserves, cross-border interconnection capacity and the ability of neighboring electricity systems to provide support if regional conditions deteriorate further. EU officials indicated that member states would co-ordinate to ensure Romania, Hungary and Slovenia can cover their electricity needs during peak hours. Under the arrangements discussed, Romania could receive up to 4,000 MWh, which is over 50% of the country’s peak consumption. He said Romania was seeking European Commission approval to continue operating four coal-fired units beyond the deadline.