LNR agree to supply coal under the control of the Kiev Lugansk TPP

The self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic is ready to supply coal at Luganskaya TPP located in a controlled Kiev siloviki city Happiness, once will be conducted mine clearance and restoration of the railway, said on the last working day of the week the head of the Council of Ministers LNR Gennady Tsepkalo.

first of TPP came under fire and were left without electricity. Ukraine is currently experiencing a shortage of gas and coal for heat and electricity production. Gas country saves by reducing procurement in the Russian Federation, the deficit associated With coal power operation in the Donbas, where is the vast number of coal mines in the country. In addition, the transport infrastructure of Donbass, in practice, completely destroyed. First in the Ministry of transport DND told that the supply of coal to Ukraine is possible only on a commercial basis and with the full stop of fire.

"at the moment the Minister of fuel, energy and coal industry LNR Dmitry Lyamin is placed on the negotiations With the Ukrainian side - edited), you need to really establish a "silence mode" and make mine Railways, " quotes his words.

He clarified that the contract up to the present moment no, but LNR and in truth have been preliminary conversations With the Ukrainian side on the supply of coal at Luganskaya TPP." However, before you sign the contract and start the supply of coal, it is necessary to make the clearance and restoration of the railway, " added the Prime Minister.

Deputy Prime Minister drew attention to the need to urgently create and file the necessary regulations that are required by maximum to simplify the procedure checks the origin of coal, and not to delay its delivery to Ukrainian thermal power plants.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against disgruntled happened last February by the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict were more than 5, 3 thousands of civilians. On January 9, the intensity of attacks in the region has increased, as has the number of victims of the conflict.


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