Ukraine increased coal production / Photo from UNIAN
Ukraine increased coal production in September, 2015 by 14.9% compared to September, 2014 – to 2.6 million tonnes, according to the State Statistics Service.
According to the State Statistics Service, production of coal in September 2015 increased by 15.8% compared to the previous month.
In the first nine months of this year, as noted by the SSS, coal production declined compared to January-September, 2014, by 45.7% – to 20.4 million tonnes.
Read alsoCoal production in Ukraine halves since early 2015UNIAN memo. It is almost impossible today to ensure uninterrupted work of Ukraine’s thermal power plants (TPPs), half of which feed on anthracite coal, with the country’s own production volumes, because of the hostilities in the east of the country, where the majority of mines are located.
Nuclear power plants generate nearly 50% of all Ukraine’s electricity, while the rest is produced by TPPs burning natural gas and coal, as well as hydroelectric power plants, and "green" energy. The lack of gas and stoppage of the 80% of the mines have led to a shortage of energy resources and, as a consequence, of electricity.