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Hungary Cuts Power as Danube Low Forces Paks 10% Operation

8/9/2026

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Prime Minister Péter Magyar said the Paks plant will operate at about 10 % capacity after three reactors shut down as the Danube fell to –134 cm.
The government urged households and 300 companies to cut electricity, saving roughly 700 MW, and turned off decorative lighting on landmarks.
Rain in Austria raised the Danube by about 5 cm, prompting Magyar to say officials will review the Paks 2 expansion and alternative cooling.

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Prime Minister Péter Magyar said the Paks plant will operate at about 10 % capacity after three reactors shut down as the Danube fell to –134 cm.
The government urged households and 300 companies to cut electricity, saving roughly 700 MW, and turned off decorative lighting on landmarks.
Rain in Austria raised the Danube by about 5 cm, prompting Magyar to say officials will review the Paks 2 expansion and alternative cooling.