Ukraine has signed an agreement with South Africa on the delivery of 1 million tons of coal, said Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk. " The government has now signed a contract for one million tons of coal deliveries from the Republic of South Africa, " said Yatsenyuk on the government meeting on Wednesday, adding that the 1st ship is already loaded coal for delivery to Ukraine. According to the Premier, private Ukrainian organizations also buy coal, RIA " Novosti." Currently hold the balance, it is very difficult holds, but we do everything to ensure that the energy sector of Ukraine worked to provide electricity throughout the country, " - said Yatsenyuk. At the same time he noticed that the imported coal will cost Ukraine more expensive than domestic. His Ukrainian coal power plants will only last until November, said first independent trade Union of miners of the country. According to him, at the beginning of September in warehouses TPP were 1, 7 million tons of coal. Remember, August 28, told US about the readiness to supply coal for the Ukrainian thermal power plants. First Authorized the Ministry of energy of Ukraine told that because of fighting in the Donbass country has for the first time over a long period to start to import steam coal for power plants, adding that delivery shall be effected from Australia, New Zealand and maybe USA. Wrote print edition LOOK, stop mining coal in the Donbass threatens Ukraine's energy disaster.
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