Ukraine: coal output down in January-April 2017

Production of thermal and coking coal in Ukraine declined by 3.2% YoY in January-April, to 13.069 million tons, according to the Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry’s press service. State-owned mines alone produced 1.673 million tons of coal or 12.8% of the total output over the period under review, while coal production at the state…

Ukraine: anthracite consumption to fall

In 2017 Ukrainian energy sphere will consume some 7 million tons of anthracite coal as opposed to 10.5 million tons in 2016. “The difference of 3.5 million tons is covered by gas-generating coal”, the minister of energy and coal industry Igor Nasalik said. At present there is a surplus of gas coal. “The warehouses stock…