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Hungary Cuts Paks Power, Danube Low Hits Region

8/4/2026

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  • Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced that Hungary shut down Paks nuclear plant on Sunday, reducing output to 240 MW and warning imports could rise 120-240 billion forints.
  • Danube water fell to 10 cm in Budapest, prompting Romania’s acting Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan to declare an alert and order diversion to the Cernavoda plant.
  • Serbia’s Prime Minister Duro Macut said main hydro stations run at only 20%–30% capacity because of low Danube flow.