Russia: Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Works replaces machinery

Within the reconstruction of the power system at the Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Works, the SVEL Group, one of the major Russian manufacturers of electrotechnical equipment, has replaced the outdated machinery with its newest reactors. The RTST-10-1600-0.4 UZ reactors have been shipped to the customer and will be put into operation in March. According to…

Ukraine: coal market monopolized by Akhmetov

The minister of energy and coal industry Igor Nasalik has confirmed the existence of the monopoly on the coal market. “State mines occupy 18-20% of the market, but we will increase their share. 80% is on behalf of Rinat Akhmetov’s DTEK”, he said. “So, the monopoly is quite obvious”. Earlier the previous energy minister Vladimir…

Ukraine: TPPs have no coal stocks

Ukraine did not create the state coal reserves, as there were no problems with coal delivery prior to Donbass blockade, while the price of imported coal was much higher than that of the local coal. To diversify coal deliveries the minister of energy and coal industry Igor Nasalik suggests returning the so-called coal component of…