Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced that water levels on the Danube river are expected to temporarily rise thanks to rains in Austria. However, the situation at the Paks nuclear plant remains difficult due to prolonged heatwave and record-low water levels.
Government Response
Magyar asked companies and citizens to cut back electricity use in the evening hours and dimmed decorative lighting on Budapest’s historic buildings to save energy. He also stated that temperatures were expected to drop and the country’s energy and water supply were stable, which means there was no longer need for cutbacks in energy consumption and decorative lighting would be switched on on Friday night.
The government is working on solutions at Paks if low water levels in the Danube, which the plant uses as a coolant, become permanent. Magyar also said the government will examine what investments were needed to make Hungary’s energy and water supply more resilient.
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