EU needs more coal than planned

Despite an accelerated energy transition, the EU will need about 43.6 million tons of coal more than planned this decade because of the gas crisis. This is according to a non-paper on the REPowerEU plan available to Europe.Table. If this additional primary energy demand for the period between 2020 and 2030 were partially met by lignite, even more fuel would be needed. The calorific value of hard coal is about 3.4 times that of lignite.