The Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry intends to reduce grade A coal consumption from 9.5 million tons to 6 million tons in 2017, minister Ihor Nasalyk has stated at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
“The ministry has developed and is implementing four programs enabling us to replace more than 3.5 million tons of critical anthracite coal. In terms of the energy balance this year, we need not 9.5 million tons but about 6 million tons of anthracite coal,” Nasalyk said.
According to him, it will be possible to withdraw from using anthracite coal in 2.5-3 years.
In his turn, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman instructed the Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry to draft a presentation related to a gradual reduction in Ukraine’s dependence on anthracite coal. (Ukrinform/Ukrainian metal)