In August DTEK purchased 72 thousand tons of coal, mined in Lviv and Volyn regions, up by 37%. According to the company statement, DTEK combined heat and power plants are the main customers of Lvivugol and Volynugol. Purchasing volumes depend on the energy balance in the country and the demand for electricity. Since the beginning…
In August the Obukhovskaya Mine Group (Rostov region, Russia), a part of DTEK, supplied some 105.3 thousand tons of anthracite to Ukrainian thermal power plants, slightly more than in July (103.5 thousand tons). Of this volume 88.8 thousand tons were delivered to Lugansk TPP (89.7 thousand tons in July), and 16.5 thousand tons to Pridneprovskaya…
In January-August DTEK Energo mined 15.2 million tons of gas coal, up by 13.2% YoY. After the anthracite blocks of combined heat and power plants are switched to gas coal, the need in this fuel will increase. “That is why now we witness the overfulfillment of targets of coal mining at our mining companies”, the…
DTEK Energo has increased investments in development and modernization of its combined heat and power plants and mines. In January-August the group invested 3.6 billion UAH, up by 80% YoY. In particular, investments into DTEK Pavlogradugol and DTEK Dobropolyeugol totaled 2.9 billion UAH. This allowed increasing output of gas coal, which is supposed to completely…
DTEK is waiting for the arrival of two ships with anthracite from South Africa in the middle of September. “Each ship will deliver 75,000 tons of coal that is in short supply. Our thermal power plants – Kryviy Rih and Prydniprovska – would be able to generate enough electricity for Ukraine. These plants would help…
The third vessel with anthracite from South Africa for DTEK has arrived. On August 14 the unloading began. The coal will be sent to Pridneprovskaya and Krivorozhskaya thermal power plants. The first vessel with African coal arrived on May 25, and the second on July 23. DTEK says it buys coal at around $100 per…
In January-July DTEK Energo produced 13.4 million tons of gas coal, up by 15.6% YoY. According to the company statement, at present thermal power plants using gas coal operate at the maximum loading. They produce more electricity, increasing fuel consumption. To satisfy the gas coal demand DTEK Energy in 2017 increased investments in mining 1.5-fold,…
The State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine has stopped the special licenses to use subsoil at DTEK Sverdlovskantrazit, DTEK Rovenkiantrazit and DTEK Komsomolets Donbassa, seized by the Russia-supported militants, until the antiterrorist operation is over. The licenses have been stopped based on the letters of the above-mentioned companies. On March 15, DTEK announced…