Romania’s Coal-Powered Energy Giant May Have Underdeclared Emissions — and Saved Hundreds of Millions

Experts challenge Oltenia’s reported low oxidation factors for its lignite power plants, arguing they imply implausibly high unburned carbon and inefficiency that would increase fuel use and emissions; typical coal plant oxidation is 95–99%+, but Oltenia reported 75.84–94.2%, values expected only in exceptional operating conditions.