Ukraine cuts coal consumption by almost 12%

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It is also reported that, compared to July this year, coal consumption in August rose by 9.2%.

As UNIAN reported earlier, according to the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry, Ukraine in 2016 compared with 2015 increased coal consumption by 9.4%, up to 31.3 million tonnes.

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