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Ukraine coal production drops by 22% in 2014, Eastern conflict
Ukrainian coal output dropped by 22 percent in 2014 to 65 million tonnes after the pro-Russian separatist disagreements interrupted mining operations in the country's eastern industrial centre, as stated by deputy energy minister Yuri Zukov on Friday.
read more... 12/01/2015
Russia will supply coal and power to Ukraine
Russia has agreed on a new agreement to provide coal and power to Ukraine, which is fighting with a lack of raw fuel for electricity plants because of a separatist clash in the industrial east, as stated by Russian officials on Saturday.
read more... 29/12/2014
Serbia: Kostolac electricity plant postpones restart of 348 MW unit again
The reconnection of a 348 megawatt unit to the grid at Serbia's Kostolac B coal-fired power plant, which was out of service for planned repairs on February 28, has been postponed again until December 27, as stated by a representative at the plant on Thursday.
read more... 29/12/2014
China will aid Serbia to construct a coal-fired power plant of 350 MW
Serbia and China will ink an agreement estimated at over $600 million next week to adjoin a new unit at the Kostolac coal-fired power plant, the first major investment in more than two decades in Serbia's old energy infrastructure, as stated by the plant's manager.
read more... 15/12/2014
Ukrainian energy security could be boosted by Australia with coal and uranium
Australia could export coal and uranium to Ukraine aiming to reduce Kiev's over dependence on Russian energy exports, as stated by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday.
read more... 11/12/2014