What households and businesses in Romania pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.318 per kWh, household electricity in Romania is the 9th most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — about 18% above the median of $0.270/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.067 per kWh, 23rd of 25. Filling up costs $2.12 per liter of gasoline ($8.01/gal), the 13th highest of 30 — and roughly 48% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 47% of Romania's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 251 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.578 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.318), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Romania makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 251 gCO₂/kWh · 50 TWh · Ember
Coal13.4%
Oil0.4%
Natural gas18.7%
Nuclear20.5%
Hydro24.3%
Wind12%
Solar9.8%
Bioenergy1%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
Natural gas · household
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 26 Oct 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.