Ukraine received the 1st shipment of coal from South Africa volume 84 thousand tons, said the Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Yuriy Prodan.

in mid-June because of the billions of dollars of debt Kiev were stopped for some time deliveries of gas to Ukraine from Russia. However, in the early winter of Ukraine is experiencing difficulties in taking coal as the main areas of its production (Donbass) from April the Ukrainian authorities to conduct a special operation. Ukraine for the first time over a long period has to import thermal coal to meet the needs of thermal power plants. Against this background, the government of Ukraine signed an agreement with South Africa for the production and delivery estimated 1 million tons of coal.

" Yesterday (October 23 - ed) came first vessel volume 84 thousand tons, it is located in the port of Ilyichevsk, unloading, " said Sold at a press conference on the last working day of the week.

He Also said that two more vessels from South Africa are in the path, another is loaded. According to him, the cost of 1 ton of coal from South Africa with shipping is $ 86. Also Sold said that today turned out to stabilize the circumstances with the possibility of running out of coal, currently the number of coal consumption is equal to its supply.

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