Uglegorsk thermal power plant in Donetsk oblast, member of the Ukrainian state energy company " Centrenergo ", stopped in environment production of electricity due to the lack of coal, the delivery of which is impossible due to the bombardment of Railways, said Deputy Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Oleksandr svetlik.
"Yesterday morning (February 24) in stock was five hundred pounds of coal. Today's summary is " zero ", - quotes the message of Svetelika Agency.
As informs news Agency, According to the bureaucrat, this is because there is no possibility to deliver to the station wagons with coal only intact limb, As it is exposed to constant shelling." There is one branch, but the cars are. The railroad can't go 30 kilometers As shoot, " said the Deputy Minister.
However, he added svetlik, the company "Donbasenergo" together with the specialists of the Ministry of coal industry has carried out repairs Slavic TPP." I have repaired. Withdrew from state organizations transformer, moved on Slavic TPP, installed, everything was prepared. But can't run because of the lack of coal ", - said the official. However, he acknowledged the presence in the country's acute shortage of anthracite coal (which has a high specific heat - editor).
the overwhelming majority of Ukrainian mines are located in the Donbass, Most of them came under the control of the militia, now Kiev is forced to buy imported coal. As said previously the head of the Ministry of energy, state subsidies to coal mines in 2015 will be reduced by 70%.
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