Romania: Romania, European Commission agree to keep coal-fired energy units (…)

October 23, 2025

Romania, European Commission agree to keep coal-fired energy units operational until 2029
Oct 23, 2025

Romania, European Commission agree to keep coal-fired energy units operational until 2029.

Romania will be able to keep three coal-fired energy units operational until 2029, following a renegotiation with the European Commission of the decarbonization timetable for the national electricity production, according to energy minister Bogdan Ivan. The minister had been warning about the (…)

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