Ukraine: coal output fall was due to war and underfinancing
The fall in the Ukrainian coal mining was caused not only by war, but also by the underfinancing of the industry.
The fall in the Ukrainian coal mining was caused not only by war, but also by the underfinancing of the industry.
365 million UAH is needed to finish construction at the mine #10 in Novovolynsk.
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.