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Ukraine produced 5% more electricity in 2021 despite coal shortage
Ukraine produced 5.2% more electricity in 2021 than in 2020, according to statistics published by the Energy Ministry on Jan. 11. The increase was driven by a 38% increase in hydropower output, a 15% increase from renewables and a 13% increase from nuclear power plants. However, electricity consumption increased

PM Shmyhal says coal shortage is resolved
Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Dec. 17 that Ukraine's coal shortage has been resolved. The statement came after a months-long energy crisis in Ukraine and contradicted some of the recent reports that emerged in the country. Shmyhal said that Ukraine now extracts and imports 2 million tons of

Coal shortages force Ukraine to switch to gas
A coal power plant in the city of Chernihiv just experienced something it’s not faced in 60 years – it has run out of coal. The Chernihiv Thermal Energy Plant was forced to switch to natural gas to generate electricity, the local news service reported on Dec. 14. What’s

State mine workers block roads in Lviv Oblast over unpaid wages
More than 100 workers from the state-owned LvivVugillya coal mines protested unpaid wages by blocking both directions of the Rava-Ruska border checkpoint with Poland, according to the Facebook page of the Independent Trade Union of Miners Chief Mykhailo Volynets. The workers' wage arrears have added up to more than $13.

Second shipment of coal arrives in Ukraine to meet demand
Ukraine received the second of seven coal shipments ordered by DTEK Group, Ukraine's largest energy holding, that are meant to sustain the country through the winter. The 230-meter-long cargo vessel loaded with 66,000 tons of U.S. and Colombian coal arrived at the Pivdennyi seaport in southern Odesa Oblast
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