The government has lost access to 55 of its 90 state-owned mines and output fell 22.3 percent, leading to black- and brown-outs and energy rationing across the country., according to the Energy Ministry. Coal accounts for a quarter of electricity generation in Ukraine and is also vital for household heating and metal production.
Half of coal-fired utilities are designed to burn only anthracite, found in abundance in eastern Ukraine. The government doesn’t have much choice other than to buy coal from either the separatists or Russia. Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn told reporters in September that Ukraine will be getting around 600,000 tons of coal from the east each month. Read more at http://www.bloomberg.com
Half of coal-fired utilities are designed to burn only anthracite, found in abundance in eastern Ukraine. The government doesn’t have much choice other than to buy coal from either the separatists or Russia. Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn told reporters in September that Ukraine will be getting around 600,000 tons of coal from the east each month. Read more at http://www.bloomberg.com
