Ukraine has more than halved coal production in 7 months

Ukrainian coal mining companies in the period from January to July 2015 reduced coal production, according to the latest data, by 50.8 percent compared to the same period in 2014. Coal output amounted to 22.807 million tons.

The Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry said that the output of coking coal within seven months fell by 62.3 percent, to 4.688 million tons, steam coal - by 46.5 percent, to 18.119 million tons. At the same time, preparations for the heating season began in the country related to the replacement of pipeline fittings, including 30ch6br valves , valves, taps , radiators, in general, everything that utilities and owners of apartments and houses can afford. For the rest, you have to rely on the Ministry of Energy, which must timely stock up on thermal coal and gas.

Coal mining enterprises managed by the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine in January-July 2015 reduced production by 71.3 percent, to 4,024,000 tons, in particular, the production of coking coal decreased by 67.2 percent, to 1,198,000 tons, and steam coal - by 72.7 percent, to 2,827,000 tons.

The mines in the Donetsk region for seven months of 2015 produced 8.015 million tons of coal (a drop of 60.3 percent compared to January-July 2014), the Luhansk region - 2.320 million tons (a drop of 83.4 percent), the Dnipropetrovsk region - 11.083 million tons (an increase of 0.6 percent), Lviv region - 1.234 million tons (an increase of 20.7 percent), Volyn region - 0.1543 million tons (a drop of 0.7 percent).