The net production of coal of Romania was, as a total, over the first six months of the year, 1.5 million tons equivalent oil, being 14.2% (248,300 toe) lower than the similar period of 2022, according to the data centralized by the National Institute for Statistics (INS).During the mentioned period, Romania imported 147,200 toe coal with 180, 20 toe (55.6%) less than the quantity imported last year during the same period.According to the National Commission for Strategy and Prognosis, the coal production of Romania will drop this year by 12.5% down to 2.705 million toe, while imports will diminish by 40.3% at 210,000 toe.In its latest energy balance forecast, the CNSP reports that, by 2026, coal production and imports are expected to decrease as more power generation capacity comes on stream. Thus, in 2024 production will fall by 6.7% (to 2.525 million toe) and imports by 6.7% (to 195 000 toe), in 2025 by 8.6% (to 2.31 million toe) and 4.5% (to 185 000 toe) respectively and in 2026 by 10.2% (to 2.075 million toe) and 2.5% (to 180 000 toe) respectively.
Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz, Tracy Chevalier, the author of the international best seller Girl with a Pearl Earring, and French author Michel Bussi, known for his widely translated thriller novels, are among the authors set to attend this year’s Iași International Literature and Translation Festival (FILIT), the largest literary festival in the country. They […]
Bucharest is about to welcome a culinary moment like no other. This September, the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel will host Michelin-starred Chef Theodor Falser - a name synonymous with nature-inspired haute cuisine - for three exclusive evenings that promise to delight the senses and tell stories through food. The Chef Who Cooks Nature Theodor […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed Romania’s latest fiscal measures, forecasting that the economy will grow by 1% in 2025 and 1.4% in 2026, the government said Friday, September 12, after talks with a visiting IMF delegation. The delegation, led by Joong Shik Kang, met prime minister Ilie Bolojan in Bucharest to discuss the […]
The George Ciprian Theater in Buzău has unveiled “E-Waste E-Motion,” the first performance in Romania in which all characters are played by small autonomous robots, blending art, technology, and sustainability in an experimental theatrical project. “E-Waste E-Motion” is part of a broader artistic research initiative supported by the National University of Theatre and Film (UNATC) […]
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Update: The woman made her first statements on Friday afternoon after being questioned. According to Digi24, she told journalists outside a police station in Bucharest that the items were family heirlooms from the Soviet era, and that she...
