The Ministry of energy And coal industry of Ukraine is ready for the upcoming heating season, said on the last working day of the week the Minister Volodymyr demchyshyn.

"We are ready for the heating season, And We don't expect a warm winter. We understand the demand And supply in detail. And We realize that the available resources, means And stockpiling At the moment is to get through this heating season without question, "said Demchyshyn in the process of" hour of questions to the government " in Parliament on the last working day of the week.

before the country's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that for the autumn-winter period it is necessary to accumulate a positive outcome 7 million tons of coal, at negative eleven million tons. Ukraine due to the conflict in the Donbass lost the vast number of mines. On beyond the control of Kiev remained the most profitable mines, and companies, remaining under the control of the authorities of Ukraine, produce unprofitable gas coals. Kiev is forced to import coal from South Africa, the USA and Russia.

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