Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk estimates Ukrainian thermal power plants’ demand for anthracite coal until the end of 2017 at 4.2 million tons.
He announced the forecast at a Cabinet meeting on March 16.
“We’re running four projects to minimize coal consumption. I’d like to tell you that we need only 4.2 million tons of anthracite by the end of the year against 9.5 million tons sold in 2016,” he said. (Interfax-Ukraine/Ukrainian metal)