In January-August Ukrainian heating power plants received 3.74 million tons of imported coal, up 1.7-fold YoY.
According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, in particular Russia supplied 2.91 million tons of coal (or 77.8%), USA – 685.3 thousand tons (18.3%) and the Republic of South Africa – 144.8 thousand tons (3.9%).
Such a considerable increase in imports has to do with DTEK losing control over its coalmining enterprises in Donetsk region from March 2017. (Ukrainian metal)