A large batch of coal from the South-African Republic will arrive in November, promised the energy minister Vladimir Demchyshin.
The coal will be supplied by the Switzerland-based Mercury. It will be delivered by two ships with deadweight of 160 thousand tons. 1 ton of African coal costs $65 at 5500 kcal. At the same time Russian coal costs $67 at 6000 kcal. (Ukrainian metal)