How can a discarded coal-fired power plant be reused?

An old coal-fired power station in Nijmegen blew up in early October. Is there no other option for discarded coal-fired power stations, such as converting them into biomass power stations? The announced closure of sometimes brand new coal-fired power stations comes across as enormous capital destruction. Isn't there any other way? Can we repurpose coal-fired power stations? For example, by not letting them use coal, but biomass...