Another shipment of anthracite coal from RSA arrives in Ukraine

"MIN SHENG 1 bulker docked in the port at 22:30. The process of unloading will take approximately three days," the press service said in a statement.

Semiramis bulker which arrived September 17 has been unloaded by 85% as of 08:00 Sept. 19.

As reported, the coal is intended for Prydniprovska and Kryvyi Rih thermal power plants to cover the gap in capacities within the energy grid.

Read alsoUkraine sells its stake in DTEK Dniprooblenergo for US$39 mln to tycoon AkhmetovDTEK is expecting another 150,000 tonnes of anthracite to be shipped in from RSA before the end of October. A total of 375,000 tonnes of deficient anthracite coal has already been delivered from South Africa.

Read alsoUkrenergo: Ukraine's power grids ready for winterAs UNIAN reported earlier, heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine has led to a significant shortage of coal, primarily that of thermal anthracite group, largely produced in militant-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

To ensure stable operation of its anthracite-fed thermal power plants, DTEK decided to supply coal from the mines of Russia's Rostov region, as well as signed a contract for coal supplies from South Africa to the tune of more than 600,000 tonnes with the possibility to increase the volume up to 1 million tonnes. DTEK received its first shipment at the port of Yuzhny on May 25.

Read alsoSouth African coal to ensure smooth operation of two Ukrainian CHPPsUNIAN memo. DTEK is Ukraine's largest private vertically integrated energy company, which is part of the financial and industrial SCM (System Capital Management) Group. DTEK's coal segment includes DTEK Pavlohradvuhillia (consisting of 10 mines), DTEK Dobropilliavuhillia (five mines), DTEK Mine Komsomolets Donbasa, DTEK Rovenkyanthracite (six mines and three enrichment plants) DTEK Sverdlovanthracite (five mines and three enrichment plants), Bilozerska mine, and five enrichment plants. The company owns nine out of 14 TPPs in Ukraine.