In the nearest future three options to provide Ukrainian power-generating companies with A-grade coal would be evaluated, the Vice Prime Minister Vladimir Kistion announced. “According to our forecasts, we have enough anthracite for 40-50 days. And in this period we have to study the matter of anthracite imports”, he said. “The Ministry of energy and…
Uzbekugol held on February 20 a press conference titled ‘Levels of perspective specialty development’ to inform media on the work done under the Cabinet resolution ‘On additional measures for improvement of coal production supply to the population and budget organizations of the Republic’. Uzbekugol, a part of Uzbekenergo, has been mining and selling coal for…
In January Ukraine increased power-generating and coking coal mining by 13.7% YoY, to 3.659 million tons. State mines yielded 466.5 thousand tons, down by 90.7% YoY, with the share in the total volume at 12.7%. Anthracite output on occupied territories increased by 49% YoY, to 913.1 thousand tons. In particular, DTEK Rovenkiantrazit mined 348.6 thousand…
Only 18% of Ukrainian state mines work without losses. The cost of coal, which is a part of the electricity production tariff, is 1730 UAH per ton. “At present the gas-generating coal is sold at 1730 UAH per ton, but on the Ukraine-controlled territory there are now only 4 mines that fall under this price”,…
In 2016 Ukraine imported 933,408 tons of anthracite valued at $68.663 million, which is equal to average price of $73.60 per ton. According to the State Statistics Service, 566,721 tons of anthracite for $45.769 million ($80.80 per ton) were imported from Russia and 366,659 tons for $22.88 million ($62.40 per ton) from South Africa. In…
Coal stocks in warehouses of thermal power plants (TPP) in Ukraine in the period from February 12 to February 19, decreased by 1.6% (by 24,000 tons), from 1.53 million tons to 1.506 million tons. According to Ukrenergo, in particular anthracite coal reserves during this period decreased by 4.8% (by 40,000 tons,) to 802,000 tons (including…
Instead of the anthracite coal from the uncontrolled territories Ukraine could import it from Russia or South African Republic, but in this case it would be twice expensive. “We could find alternative sources at once. But what do we change? We could import Kuzbass coal, but pay Russian miners instead of our own. And instead…
The Kaltan open-pit mine yielded the 100-millionth ton of coal. This is the result of Osinikovskoye and Kaltansky field miners operation since each field has been put into operation. The Kaltan open-put mine was created in 2009 by merging Kaltansky open-pit and Osinnikovsky open-pit. The first ton of Osinnikovsky coal was mined in 1980, and…
