The Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry believes that in 2019 power-generating coal consumption by power plants will grow by 4.4% YoY, to 27.75 million tons.
In particular, it is expected that 5.1 million tons of anthracite and 22.65 million tons of gas coal will be consumed.
4.67 million tons of anthracite will be imported, including 3.82 million tons (or 81.8%) from Russia and 0.42 million tons from USA. (Ukrainian metal)