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Engineers Keep Paks Turbine Running, Serbia Urges AC Cuts

8/4/2026

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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said engineers kept the Paks nuclear turbine running, averting a shutdown.
The plant produced only 240 megawatts on Monday, far below its usual 2,000 megawatts.
Mandatory conservation saved 700 megawatts, barred freight trains from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., cutting 70–90 megawatt-hours.
Serbian Prime Minister Djuro Macut called an emergency meeting and urged residents to limit air-conditioner use as the hydro plant runs at 20% capacity.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said engineers kept the Paks nuclear turbine running, averting a shutdown.
The plant produced only 240 megawatts on Monday, far below its usual 2,000 megawatts.
Mandatory conservation saved 700 megawatts, barred freight trains from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., cutting 70–90 megawatt-hours.
Serbian Prime Minister Djuro Macut called an emergency meeting and urged residents to limit air-conditioner use as the hydro plant runs at 20% capacity.