Almost all mines of the holding Akhmetov on the territory ORDO stopped because of the blockade
In the uncontrolled territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions stayed almost all coal mines which are the largest private Ukrainian energy holding “DTEK Energo” Rinat Akhmetov.
It is reported Reuters.
The press service of the holding, the Agency said that the mine “Komsomolets of Donbass”, “Rovenkianthracite” and “sverdlovskantratsit” are idle, but are controlled by the holding company.
Last year these three mines have produced 9 million tons of coal, or over one third of the production of the holding, which is mainly used in thermal power plants of the holding.
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The largest metallurgical plant of the Ukraine ArcelorMittal Krivoy Rog, controlled ArcelorMittal, said Thursday that he is concerned about possible shortages of electricity and raw materials due to the blockade. The company reported that the power system of Ukraine remains tense situation, the company has already received recommendations to reduce energy consumption.
“A possible consequence of the blockade may be the reduction of production, since now the company suffers a shortage of coal grades of AL and AC, which are critical raw material for the sinter and steel plants. Stocks of these raw materials are exhausted, and the company is concerned about possible risks for future supply”, – stated in the message of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, which is one of the main exporters of Ukraine.
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Earlier it was reported that blocking the supply of coal from the occupied Donbass, which began in late January, will cause the holding “Metinvest” Rinat Akhmetov oligarch’s losses to 10 million dollars a month. DTEK planned to import from Poland 100 thousand tons of coal until the end of February. DTEK also continues to buy up the entire free volume of coal in the Ukrainian state-owned mines.