Lvivvuhillia plans in 2015 to increase production by 25%
Mining plans of mines of the state enterprise "Lvivvuhillia" include an increase in coal production in 2015 by 25% - from 1.6 million tons to 2 million tons, First Deputy Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Yuriy Zyukov reporters after his visit to Lviv region. "If this year in Lviv region, we expect 1.6 million tons of coal, we can see that in the next year will be able to produce about 2 million tons. This will increase for energy in general. Each mine We will pay attention to their work was as effective as possible, "- he said. Yu.Zyukov also said that there are plans to increase production in the next Volyn region, in particular, due to the completion of the mine Novovolynska №10, which is required for the closure of about 500 million USD. At the same time, the first deputy minister noted that today because of the situation in the Donbass coal energy deficit in Ukraine is about 1 million tons per month. "Stopped shipping two grades mined in the Donets Basin - is anthracite and lean coal. This is a very scarce coal, we never bought it, but only exported. Such coal is in Australia, Vietnam and some in Peru, but he was already on zakontraktirovan six months, and to kill him, the game is on the price, "- said Yu.Zyukov, recalling that the contract for the purchase of coal in South Africa has already been concluded. According to him, the talks are also being held to resume the supply of coal from the Donets Basin, where the warehouses is about 0.7 million tonnes. "But while it is difficult to forecast the question has not been restored infrastructure ... When troops depart, you will need to restore the railway, to gather people. There are a lot of questions, institutional and policy" - said the representative Minenergouglya. According Yu.Zyukova in Ukraine today are 47 state-owned mines, while 57 mines in the territories occupied by separatists, stand, and 7 mines destroyed.