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)