Ukraine: government is to blame for coal output fall
Coal output decrease in January-October was the result of the lack of financing from the state.
Coal output decrease in January-October was the result of the lack of financing from the state.
In January-October Ukraine mined 33175.1 thousand tons of ordinary coal, down by 42.1% YoY, or by 24165.3 thousand tons.
Mines situated on the territory of the Donetsk region, not controlled by Ukraine, increase coal output. In October coal companies mined 1.39 million tons of coal. While Ukraine-controlled mines yielded only 1.14 million tons of coal.
“DTEK has always worked and is working solely in the law field of Ukraine. We have no agreements with companies, registered at the Ukraine-uncontrolled territory, so all accusations of us financing the terrorists are groundless”, said DTEK Energo.
Coalfields and central processing factories should be returned to the state ownership, said the head of the Donetsk regional military-civilian administration Pavel Zhebrivsky.
Representatives of DTEK Dobropolyeugol, one of the largest coalminers of Ukraine, have recently visited the state-owned Lvivugol.
Due to the war in the East Ukraine lost half of its coal mining, while its metal industry fell by a quarter.
In January-September Donetsk region (without the antiterrorist operation zone) decreased its industrial output by 41.1%. At the same time September results were 16.9% better YoY.