The first of seven ships with coal arrived in Ukraine under a contract concluded by the private company DTEK (Donbass Fuel and Energy Company), which is owned by businessman Rinat Akhmetov. it is said on Website DTEK.

It is noted that a Panamax-class ship has arrived at the Yuzhny port in the Odessa region. It is noted that the coal is for state needs of the TPP of PJSC “Centernergo”. The volume of the first batch was 60.5 thousand tons.

DTEK informed that so far the company has signed agreements with international partners for the supply of seven shiploads of coal. Five of them will be imported from the United States, two more from Colombia.

“The volume of each batch ranges from 40 to 75 thousand tonnes, resulting in a total supply volume of about 470 thousand tonnes,” the company said. At the same time, it is expected that from November 2021 to January 2022, all the consignments will reach Ukraine. The next batch is expected by the end of November, 4 in December and 1 in January.

The company stressed that importing coal is a temporary measure to meet fuel shortages, and that the use of coal mined in Ukraine remains a priority.

he is going to ukraine Import American coal, it became known on November 10. Yuri Vlasenko, the First Deputy Head of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic, told about this. In addition, A.T. Negotiate Coal, from “separatists” in the unrecognized Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), was denied by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.