The coal pit Karazhyra has suspended exports to Ukraine. “This year, because of the Russian invasion, we don’t supply. While previously, we used to export 200 to 600 thousand tons there,” the company deputy CEO Aset Sydykov said. Karazhyra’s coal was mostly used to replace coal previously supplied to Ukrainian market from Donetsk and Lugansk…
In the evening on November 13, a fire broke out at a coalmine in Donetsk region due to a power surge. There were 45 miners underground at the time of the emergency. No combustion products entered the mine workings. The fire was extinguished within an hour and power was restored to the mine. (Government portal/Ukrainian…
So far this year, DTEK Energo has commissioned 21 new coalfaces. Until the end of the year 5 more will be put into operation. Domestic coalmining is in priority for the group, so this year it has invested 7.4 billion UAH in its development, up 2-fold YoY. DTEK is also importing coal. So far, 53…
In January-September, DTEK Energo commissioned 18 new coalfaces and until the end of the year planned to commission 9 more. Until the end of the year, the miners will work in enhanced mode. According to the DTEK Energo CEO Ildar Saleyev, the coming heating season will be another challenge for the heat generating industry and…
The Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development works on pushing for an order limiting the right to export coal. “In September, we’re to push for an order giving the right to export coal only to relevant subjects, that is, enterprises that were previously involved in coal production, their subsidiaries and companies that were involved…
Despite the war, in January-July, DTEK Energo commissioned more than a half of the planned longwalls for this year – 15. This year, the group intends to launch 27 new longwalls. According to DTEK Energo, this will allow providing thermal power plants with enough coal for stable operation. (Ukrainian metal)
The Svyato-Varvarinskaya Processing Factory, a part of Metinvest and Pokrovvuhillya, has finished reconstructing its flotation department with increasing the high-quality products output. The modernization lasted for four years. The precondition for the reconstruction was the change in the coal contents. The number of lower classes of coal began growing. It was impractical and expensive to…
The local authorities have recognized 9 more coalmining enterprises as not efficient in the temporarily occupied Lugansk region. The enterprises will be transferred to the management of the Department of mine restructuring for the further liquidation. The employees will also be transferred to the department to maintain the enterprises. Moreover, the employees will have their…
In January-April, Ukraine imported 173.594 thousand tons of coal, down 23.8-fold YoY. According to the State Customs Service, expenses decreased 14.5-fold, to $66.362 million. Australia supplied $33.432 million worth of coal (50.38% of the total volume), USA – $19.399 million (29.23%), Poland ($10.855 million (16.36%) and other countries – $2.676 million (4.03%). In 4 months,…
In May, DTEK Energo intends to launch three new long-walls in addition to 8 already commissioned since the start of the year. One of the long-walls has the reserves of more than 1 million tons of coal, which will come in handy when preparing for winter. In 2022, the group commissioned 28 long-walls. (Ukrainian metal)
Ukraine will retain the prohibition of the power-generating coal exports to cover national interests. “This is a very complex issue. Undoubtedly, business is interested in exports. But the decision to ban exports guaranteed the supply of energy resources to the domestic market,” the energy minister German Galuschenko has said. This autumn-winter season Ukraine survived without…
In January, Kazakhstan extracted 10.4 million tons of coal, up by 2.3% YoY. The key regions – Pavlodar and Karaganda – accounted for 90.7% of the output. Pavlodar region extracted 6.6 million tons of coal, up by 5.3%, and Karaganda – 2.8 million tons, down by 4.9%. In 2022, Kazakhstan produced 118 million tons of…
In 2022, DTEK Energo invested 3.9 billion UAH in coalmining. This allows preparing for the next heating season. The specifics of coal industry require long-term planning, including in the conditions of war, the group has said. (Ukrainian metal)