What households and businesses in Romania pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H2 2025.
At $0.336 per kWh, household electricity in Romania is the 8th most expensive of the 29 countries Voltlas tracks — about 13% above the median of $0.297/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.066 per kWh, 23rd of 25. Filling up costs $2.11 per liter of gasoline ($7.98/gal), the 12th highest of 30 — and roughly 49% 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 $0.611 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.336), 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 · 31 Aug 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.