Ukrainian authorities on 20 July will hold a tender for the production and delivery of imported coal for the upcoming heating season, said 1st Deputy head of the Ministry of energy of the country Igor Martynenko. "in ongoing conversations with several companies, among them International Firm Mercuria (Switzerland), 20 th they will be here." Centrenergo "the tender this day will hold, the story is about the supply of coal from Russia and South Africa," said Martynenko, reports RIA " Novosti ". He noted that the Company Mercuria made an offer for the supply of coal from Russia and South Africa. Thus, according to him, the story is about the supply of anthracite coal group, the desired volume of deliveries in the month of 200-300 thousand tons. Remember, 10 July, the Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn said that the completion of preparations for the heating season of his country lacks the resources for the purchase of natural gas and coal. Demchyshyn also said that Ukraine will not have time to transfer the thermal power plant (TPP) with antracitas grade coal to gas coal before the start of the heating season. According to the calculations of the Ukrainian energy Ministry, by winter, the country should stock up on stock of 1, 2√1, 3 million tons of coal. At the moment Ukraine has managed to garner 1, 6 million tons of coal. Eleven June, the state enterprise " Coal of Ukraine ", engaged in the purchase of coal from the state mines and sell it to the power generating companies, asked to admit him bankrupt.