持续的高温干旱导致多瑙河水位跌至历史新低，威胁到中东欧地区的电力供应。[1]罗马尼亚切尔纳沃达核电站通常为该国提供约五分之一的电力，[1]该国国防部长拉杜·米鲁塔表示，如果分流供水措施失败，核电站可能需要在周四完全关闭。[1]为改善冷却水流向该电站，罗马尼亚军方已炸毁河床岩石。[1]
邻国同样面临严峻形势。[1]匈牙利帕克斯核电站通常产生该国近一半的电力，[1]但周一运行产能仅略超10%，[1]匈牙利总理彼得·马扎尔表示政府避免了该核电站前所未有的完全关闭。[1]塞尔维亚铁门水电站周一的产能降至约五分之一。[1]
为应对能源危机，各国正推行工业限产和用户节电措施。[1]罗马尼亚看守总理伊利埃·博洛扬表示，汽车制造商达契亚和福特已同意暂停生产至8月19日。[1]德国运输部长施特凡·比尔格称这是他任期内的首个挑战，并指出欧洲河流通常在夏季稍后才达到最低水位。[1]
Severe drought and prolonged heat have driven the Danube River to historic lows, jeopardizing nuclear and hydroelectric power generation across Central and Eastern Europe [1]. Romania's military has taken the dramatic step of demolishing rock formations on the riverbed to improve water flow to the Cernavoda nuclear power station, which typically supplies approximately one-fifth of the country's electricity [1]. Romania's Defense Minister Radu Miruta warned that the nuclear facility could require complete shutdown on Thursday if the water diversion effort fails [1].
Hungary has narrowly avoided an unprecedented full closure of its Paks nuclear power plant, which normally generates nearly half of the country's electricity [1]. Prime Minister Peter Marjai announced the avoidance of complete shutdown, though the plant was reduced to operating at just over 10 percent capacity on Monday [1]. Across the region, Serbia's Iron Gate hydroelectric facility ran at approximately 20 percent capacity on the same day [1]. In response to the energy crisis, Romania's caretaker Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan stated that automakers Dacia and Ford agreed to suspend production through August 19 [1]. Germany's Transport Minister Stefan Bilger characterized the situation as his first major challenge in office, noting that European rivers typically reach their lowest levels later in summer [1].