In DND told that not buy electricity from other countries
The self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic does not buy electricity from other countries, and uses only that which produces itself, said at a press conference authorized the Ministry of coal and energy of the DPR.
"DNR does not buy power neither Ukraine nor Russia. For the needs of the Republic it is enough that we produce ourselves. The required volume gives Starobeshevo TPP, which supplies coal from our own mines, and share of energy gives Zuevskaya TPP ", - stated in the Ministry of coal and energy DND, RIA " Novosti ". In February 2015 the Ministry of energy of Ukraine announced the list of 19 facilities that are beyond the control of Kiev on the territory of Donbass, which stopped the payment for the produced electricity. In the list among other hit Zuevskaya TPP and was Donbasenergo starobeshivska TPP. March 13, Chapter DND Alexander Zakharchenko said that the company "Donbasenergo" because of large debts to coal companies will be liquidated, and Starobeshevo TPP will move to the state. Remember also, eleven March, the head of the Ministry of energy of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn said that the coal from the territory of the breakaway republics began to be delivered to Ukraine. Later, the Donetsk people's Republic expressed agreement that was sent to Ukraine the first batch of coal.