Kiev: Ukraine expects to import coal and electricity before the end of the year
Deputy head of Ministry of Ukraine Alexander svetlik said about the plans of Kiev not to import coal electricity before the end of the year. "in the balance sheet for the production of electricity we put on leftovers import, that is, he put a zero in practice for all the months, so we hope that the import of coal and electricity imports will not take" said svetlik. However, He added that in case of unplanned situations, such as irregular supply of coal with uncontrolled Kiev Donbass territories or issues in the work of other Ukrainian mines, imports will be possible the same way as electricity flows, reports RIA " Novosti ". The energy balance for electricity generation for the current year pledged 28 million tons of coal, continued the svetlik. The Kiev ought to save around 3 million tons of coal to survive the winter, said the Deputy Minister. On Tuesday, the Firm Ukrenergo said that due to the lack of fuel in Ukraine stand for 25% of all units. March 20, Deputy Minister of energy and coal industry of the country Alexander svetlik said that the Autonomous work of the Ukrainian energy system without synchronization with the Russian cause "a lot of questions" in maintaining balance and smooth functioning. In early March, 1st Deputy Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Yuriy Zhukov said that Kyiv may prematurely terminate the contract for import of electricity from Russia, will be charged as soon as the danger of rolling blackouts. While Zhukov was unable to complement when it can occur. December 21, 2014 the Ministry of energy of Ukraine called the circumstances of electricity in the country " supercritical ": indicators of HPP - the lowest in 45 years, destroyed electricity and transport infrastructure in the Donbass. In the country there is a shortage of coal at thermal power plants. Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk has instructed the Ministry of energy for power saving to turn off the backlight advertising, lighting of public buildings and main streets across the country. It was furthermore argued that electricity rates for residents of Ukraine will be increased in 3, 5 times over 2 years.