The Donetsk national Republic has plans to supply in Crimea about 50 thousand Tons of coal, said 1st Deputy Minister of fuel and energy complex DND Ivan Anisimov.
" it is expected that DND will deliver about 50 thousand tons of coal. For this we need to run the mine named Chelyuskintsev, what can I do for 2 days in the presence of all the necessary resources. Difficulties arise only due to the lack of explosives For work, " He said, according to TASS. Before the 1st Deputy Prime Minister DND Andrey Burgin said that proclaimed Republic is ready to start deliveries of coal in the Crimea in the coming days. According to him, the main issue is in the path of fuel delivery. The head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov later said that the Authorities of the Republic of considering different options for the delivery of coal to the Peninsula proclaimed from DND. Reviews Aksenova, to build the supply of coal in the Crimea can be through the territory of the Russian Federation. Aksenov also said that at present the needs of the Crimea in coal are of the order of 60 thousand Tons. The regional authorities are ready to give priority to the supply of DND, because the Ukrainian coal is cheaper than Russian. At the same time, the Ukraine is experiencing a shortage of coal. Minister of energy and coal industry Yuriy Prodan said that Ukraine does not have enough coal To produce 30% of electricity. He also said that the Ukrainian private organizations intend to buy before the end of 2014, about 4 million tons of coal from Russia. 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. On Tuesday, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko told them to start the heating season in the country In the " all without exception " homes before the end of the week. However, on Tuesday in Brussels and could not sign a temporary gas contract Between Russia and Ukraine. The EC submitted a proposal to the European Company bought gas For Ukraine and resold it. The head of the Ministry of energy of Russia Alexander Novak said that the EC together with Ukraine within five working days will determine the source of payment of Kiev for the fresh gas supply from Russia, as long as the volume is necessary for Ukraine in winter gas and sources of payment remain unclear.

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