By the end of the year, six coal vessels will arrive in Ukraine – the President’s Office
In December 2021, Ukraine will receive from abroad ships to which coal will be imported. This will increase coal reserves for thermal power plants.
He is talking about this with a representative of the president’s office Rostislav Shurma in on the air program “Freedom of speech on ICTV”.
He assessed Ukraine’s coal reserves as low: the entire country has 600,000 tons of coal, 450,000 of which are stored in thermal power plants, and finally stored in ports.
“It simply came to our notice then. The first is the global crisis that arose six months ago, when there was a global shortage of coal around the world. The second is Russia’s aggressive behavior, which has blocked rail supplies from countries from which we could import. Kazakhstan could supply up to 500,000 tons per month “ the official explained.
Shurma added that Ukraine produces enough coal to operate its own power system. However, it is planned that up to ten coal vessels will be imported each month to be able to fill the empty warehouses.
“We will import from six to ten ships a month. Today, two ships are unloading, we expect about six more ships by the end of December. By the end of this year, the warehouse will have at least 800 tons of coal. “ he summed up.
intensified, earlier the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal said that Ukraine began to supply coal from the United States through supplies blocked by Russia.
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