From August 15 the state enterprise Yuzhnodonbasskoye No. 1 Mine Group will be cut off grid by the demand of the electricity supplier Ukrenergougol.
On July 30 the electricity supply to the mines was limited because of the debt of 132 million UAH accumulated in 2016-2018.
In 2018 Yuzhnodonbasskoye No. 1 Mine Group produced 465.1 thousand tons of coal, up by 3.9% YoY, and in H1 2019 – 241.8 thousand tons, up by 16.3%. (Ukrainian metal)