BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania will seek European Commission approval to postpone the closure of its lignite-fired power plants by up to two years, Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja said on Monday. The government has committed to phasing out lignite - or brown coal - from 2026 under its European Union-funded recovery aid package, although Burduja said he would temper expectations for now on a change to the date. State-owned lignite power holding CE Oltenia has partnered with three private companies - OMV Petrom, Tinmar and Alro Slatina - to build solar parks and gas-fired power plants as part of Romania's energy shift.

…to build solar parks and gas-fired power plants as part of Romania’s energy shift.

The good news is that good that Romania isn’t a incredibly large consumer of coal in the first place, I suppose.