The Ministry of energy of Ukraine: coal deliveries from the Russian Federation for " Centrenergo " resumed
Cars with 50 thousand tons of Russian coal, standing on the border, began to arrive to Ukraine, informs the Ministry of energy of the country.
before Acting Minister of energy and coal industry Yuriy Prodan said that the Ukrainian state energy company " Centrenergo " waits for 200 cars of coal that stuck on the borderline with Russia. According to the Ukrainian side, the Supply of steam coal from Russia for the needs of thermal power plants organization DTEK businessman Rinat Akhmetov and the state company " Centrenergo " were stopped for some time at the end of last week. However, after a few days they are not fully recovered. However, the Russian energy organization, and Railways denied that there are any limits or taboos on Supply of coal Ukraine.
" The supply of coal at CHPP resumed. Cars with approximately 50 thousand tons of coal already sent to the power plants for the needs of the power system. Pay attention, because this coal, which for several days had been blocked at the border line with Russia, " wrote the press Secretary of the Ministry of energy of Ukraine Elena Mishchenko Facebook.
Ukraine is experiencing a shortage of gas and coal for heat and electricity production. Gas country saves by reducing procurement in the Russian Federation, the deficit associated with coal power operation in the Donbass, where is the vast number of coal mines in the country. On the first day of the week 1 December, it was announced that Kiev has resumed Deliveries of coal from Russia.