Romania’s net coal production in the first four months of the year totaled 1.461 million tonnes of oil equivalent, being up 6.8% (93.500 tep) higher than in the similar period of 2016, according to data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics (NIS). In the period mentioned, Romania imported 116,700 tep net coal, with 47,500 tep (28.9%) less compared to the quantity imported in the same period last year, according to Agerpres.

According to the Energy Strategy project, published on the ministry’s website, Romania has total reserves of 12.6 billion tons of lignite, geographically concentrated in the Oltenia Mining Basin. Inventories in operation totals 986 million tonnes. The coal reserves, concentrated in the carboniferous basin of the Jiu Valley, amount to 2.2 billion tons, out of which 592 million tons are in the exploited perimeter.