Romania’s net coal production in the first 11 months of 2021 totaled 2,958 million tonnes of oil equivalent(toe), 17.5% (440,800 toe) higher than in the same period in 2020, according to data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), cited by Agerpres.
During the period, Romania imported 440,600 toe of net coal, 38,700 toe (9.6%) more than the amount imported last year in the same period.
The National Strategy and Forecasting Commission estimated coal production for 2021 at 3,020 million toe, up 9.9% on 2020, and imports of 370,000 toe, down 12.1%. For 2022, the CNSP forecasts production of 2,935 million toe, down 2.8%, and imports of 270,000 toe, down 27%.
According to the National Energy Strategy, total coal production will decrease from 32 TWh in 2030 to 12 TWh in 2050, continuing the trend of decreasing coal in the energy mix (45 TWh in 2020).
For the year 2030, the modeling results in the Optimal Scenario chosen show that coal energy will decrease slightly to 15.8 TWh and will have a share of 20.6%.