Accumulation of coal in the Ukrainian thermal power plants (TPP) is about 1, 5 million tons at an average level of reserves before winter 4-5 million tons, said the Deputy Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Oleksandr svetlik.
" coal shortage: we often went into the winter with reserves of 4-5 million tons, currently accumulating in warehouses 1, 5 million, " said svetlik at a press conference on the first day of the week, RIA " Novosti ". Svetlik reminded that the warehouses Ukrainian mines in uncontrolled Kiev Donbass is about 3 million tons of coal, but he does not have the ability to be delivered at the station due to damage to the railway tracks. According to the Deputy Minister, is Also a problem with the delivery of coal from Russia before it contracts." The carriages of coal are on the border, until not allowed, " he says. Last week the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that in the Donbass has accumulated nearly 3 million tons of Ukrainian coal that Kiev cannot take. On the same day Yatsenyuk has ordered the Ministry of energy to save energy, switch off the illumination advertising, lighting of public buildings and main streets across the country. We emphasize that in early December, the chairmen of the meetings of the Donetsk and Lugansk national republics Andrey Purgin and Alexey Karjakin turned to Russia with a request not to put Ukraine coal brands, which are produced in the Donbass and first bought a Kiev. The Vice Prime Minister Vyacheslav Kyrylenko said that the country will not buy coal uncontrolled Kiev territory of Donbass. Similarly in the beginning of the month the Director of one of the Ukrainian TPPs told the chief editor of the newspaper " Ukrainska Pravda " Sevgili Musayeva-Borovik about the catastrophic situation in power plants due to shortage of coal. Recall, Ukraine is experiencing serious problems with electricity: performance HPS lowest for the last 45 years, destroyed the power and transport infrastructure in the Donbass. In the country there is a shortage of coal to the power station, and the temperature on the streets below normal.


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