Ukraine continues to buy coal in Russia

In April imported coal for power plants and CHP was brought in from Russia.

Heat and power (CHP) and combined heat and power (CHP) of Ukraine in January-April 2017 shipped 550,5 thousand tons of imported coal, including in April, the shipment amounted to 137,2 thousand tons and only from Russia.

This is reported by the Ministry of energy and coal industry.

According to him, within four months of the year from Africa at the Ukrainian power plant came to 72.9 thousand tons of coal from Russia – 358,8 thousand tonnes from Poland – 118,9 thousand tons.

Coal stocks in warehouses of thermal power plants and CHP during April 2017 increased by 4.5% (85,6 thousand tons) and by 1 may amounted to 2 million 7.5 tons. Including 1 may-2017 reserves of coal G+D was 1 629,9 million tons (1 million 421,2 thousand tons on 1 April 2017), ASH+T – 377,5 tons (500,7 thousand tons on 1 April 2017).

The flow of coal in April 2017 at the TPPs of Ukraine made 1 million 587,2 thousand tonnes (March-2017 – 1 688,5 million tons), consumption – 1 501,6 million tons (March-2017 – 1 506,9 million tons).

Stocks of heating oil in the warehouses of power plants in April decreased by 23.4% (18.4 tons) to 60.2 thousand tons.

Coal stocks in warehouses power stations by may 1, 2017 was 26.9 percent less than on may 1, 2016 (2 million 746,2 thousand tons), fuel oil – by 47.2% (1 may-2016 – 114,1 thousand tons).

Natural gas consumption by power plants in April 2017 amounted to 173,2 million cubic meters against 453,6 million cubic meters in March 2017 and 170.6 million cubic meters in April 2016.

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