In 2013, with a share of 35.8% in the energy mix, coal was Ukraine’s most important primary energy source, followed by natural gas with 34.1% and nuclear with 18.9%. Coal in Ukraine was mainly used for power generation, the metallurgical industry and heating utilities. Total consumption, according to different statistics, was between 61 and 74 million tons (2012). Net imports amounted to around nine million tons.
Because of the conflict in Donbass, Ukraine has lost control over the coal heartlands of the country. Even regardless of the outcome of the conflict, mines are only able to survive with subsidies. In this situation the government should develop a phase-out strategy to make a transition to a sustainable energy economy - this is a conclusion of the report Towards the End of the Coal Age in Ukraine?, published with support of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung. Read more at www.energypost.eu
Because of the conflict in Donbass, Ukraine has lost control over the coal heartlands of the country. Even regardless of the outcome of the conflict, mines are only able to survive with subsidies. In this situation the government should develop a phase-out strategy to make a transition to a sustainable energy economy - this is a conclusion of the report Towards the End of the Coal Age in Ukraine?, published with support of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung. Read more at www.energypost.eu
