Ukraine: coal consumption up in 2016

In 2016 thermal power plants and steam power plants increased coal consumption by 9.4% YoY, or by 2.7 million tons, to 31.338 million tons. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, in December 2016 coal consumption increased by 22.3% YoY, or by 575.1 thousand tons, to 3.151 million tons. In 2015 TPPs and…

Ukraine starts coal negotiations with US

Ukraine and USA have started negotiations on coal deliveries, as an alternative to coal supplies from the occupied territories. According to a participant of the negotiations, an energy market expert Vitaly Kropachev, after the meeting with the US Ministry of Energy it was decided to create a working group to develop options. “We have discussed…

Ukraine: coal imports in January 2017

In January Ukraine imported coal and anthracite valued at $170.897 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied coal valued at $114.59 million, the United States – $24.856 million, Kazakhstan – $15.127 million, other countries – $16.324 million. Thus, in money terms imports of coal and anthracite last month grew by 61.3% YoY ($105.943…

Ukraine: Zasyadko mine resumes operation after shelling

The mine named after Zasyadko in the pro-Russian terrorist-occupied Donetsk resumed operation after shelling. “The energy supply to the mine has been restored, the miners started working”, the separatist media report. The mine was cut off from electricity on January 31, following intense shelling. Some 200 miners remained underground. During the day they have all…

Russia: Yakutugol gets new excavators

Yakutugol, a part of Mechel, has purchased two new excavators EKG-18 for the operation at its Neryugrinsky mine. The new machinery was purchased within the program of technical modernization of the enterprise. The cost of the two machines is around 1.2 billion rubles. The first excavator will be put into operation in March. The excavators…