Ukraine does not have the necessary monthly minimum reserve of coal in 3, 1 million tons, 2 out of ten TES remained coal for a few days, said Deputy head of the Ministry of energy of Ukraine Yuriy Zhukov.
Ukraine is experiencing difficulties in taking coal, because in the main areas of its production (Donbass) Kiev Authorities carried out a special operation. The government has agreed with the British Steel Mont Trading on the supply of 1 million tons of coal from South Africa. However, once the Prosecutor General's office of Ukraine due to the high cost of coal filed a case on embezzlement, trader because of the reputational risk has decided to limit the minimum possible supply volumes five hundred thousand tons.
" And you know that zmiivska TPP supply of coal is 30 thousand tons, And at Tripoli 50 thousand tons. Then there is the stock, which will last literally for a few days. Truly, we are currently working with wheels. That's what was needed coal from South Africa - we have no coal reserves, " said Zhukov unveiled on Wednesday an interview with " Commander in chief ".
He also said that " in warehouses TPP, according to all standards must be at least 3-3, 1 million tons of coal and is a one-month supply ".
" Better - more. But this is the minimum below which it is impossible. And we do not. That is going to happen Something fails with the railway, with customs clearance or weather conditions, or the military, or Something Else, and all stations will stop, it will unbalance the system, " said Zhukov.
Yet last week the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of energy Yuriy Prodan said that the country only 1, 7 million tons of coal reserves, it is not enough to pass the winter, for this reason, after a failure in supply from South Africa in Kiev there are two options: to purchase coal in the Russian Federation or in the Donbass. The government of Donetsk national Republic have already told, that will not be put to Kiev coal " to the end of the fighting."
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