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The coal reserves of all brands at the warehouses of thermal power plants across Ukraine decreased 3.8% in one week.
Stocks of deficient anthracite coal in Ukraine’s TPPs decreased 8.7% to 785,300 tonnes from 860,000 tonnes between November 30 and December 4, according to Ukrenergo state company.
The report says coal stocks of all brands decreased by 3.8% to 1.93 million tonnes in a week.
Read alsoYatsenyuk says not enough coal in Ukraine for winterAs UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk admitted on November 27 the lack of available coal reserves and demanded that the relevant officials provide a clear action plan for the stable operation of the power grid amid fuel shortage.
Read alsoUkraine's coal reserves enough for 45-50 days - Energy MinisterEarlier, Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchishin noted that existing stocks of coal accumulated in warehouses and TPPs across Ukraine are enough for a month of stable work of power stations, while the issue of supply of coal would “require new solutions” in the future. According to the Minister, Ukraine will receive 250,000 tonnes of coal from South Africa in December, and by yearend the total supply of coal should amount to at least 1 million tonnes.