The state coal market operator Derzhvuglepostach (DVP) has problems selling coal of state mining companies. “For the past two years the demand for electricity has fallen dramatically. Eastern territories have been taken from us, Energoatom loadings have increased. So, yes, there are problems with sales”, said the company director Andrei Plyugin. DVP sells only gas-generating…
In January-June Ukrainian by-product coke works imported 6.1 million tons of coking coal and concentrate, up by 33% YoY, or by 1.5 million tons. In June Ukraine imported 870 thousand tons of coal, down by 90 thousand tons MoM. The works also received 3 million tons of Ukrainian coal, up by 9% YoY, or by…
On July 10, Krasnolimanskaya yielded 1 millionth ton of coal since the year start. “This is the 120-th million of coal since the mine started working”, said the company director Alexander Dubovik. (Ukrainian metal)
The Ministry of energy and coal industry of Ukraine is preparing a decree on the coal market to make the vertically integrated companies sell part of their coal at exchanges. “We want them to sell at least 30%”, said the energy minister Igor Nasalyk. According to him the Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman supports this idea.…
In January-June Ukraine imported $678.2 million worth of anthracite and coal, with $102.09 million in June. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied $446.26 million worth of coal, USA – $95.93 million, Australia – $43.28 million, and other countries – $92.72 million. The total volume of coal supplied reached 7779.35 thousand tons. At the…
The Ministry of economical development and trade denies the information about granting licenses to export anthracite coal to a company registered in the Lugansk People’s Republic. “Some mass media have published information that Ukraine exports anthracite coal from uncontrolled territories with the consent of the ministry. This information is contrary to the facts”, said the…
DTEK, which produces some 70% of electricity in Ukraine, has received the first offers from power-generating coal suppliers from SAR and Australia, who can sell it at 1.7-2.15 thousand UAH ($68.5-86.6) per ton with 5.7 thousand kcal quality. According to the company commercial director John Woodham, deliveries from the temporarily uncontrolled territories (the so-called Donetsk…
In January-June Ukrainian companies mined 18975.1 thousand tons of coal, down by 2.6% YoY, or by 496.6 thousand tons. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, coking coal mining went up by 7.3% YoY, or by 4357.1 thousand tons, while that of power-generating coal dropped by 5.1% YoY, or by 793.6 thousand tons,…