In 2018 DTEK Energo intends to increase coal output by 6.5% YoY, or by 1.5 million tons, to 24.5 million tons.
According to the company CEO Dmitry Sakharuk, next year DTEK will put 37 new long faces into operation.
The cost of each face is some 300 million UAH, thus investments will total 11.5 billion UAH.
This year DETK intends to import some 3 million tons of coal, including 30% from its Rostov (Russia) assets. (Ukrainian metal)