Solar energy in the EU has overtaken hard coal as a source of electricity for the first time. According to Eurostat, the share of solar power in the total volume of the EU’s electricity production in 2022 was 210,249 GWh compared to 205,693 GWh for hard coal. Poland and the Czech Republi... #Coal #SolarEnergy #SolarVCcoal
Ukraine cut spending in foreign currency by 50% in the purchase of coal. Last year, Ukraine’s expenditure on coal and anthracite imports halved compared to the previous year – to $1.18B. According to the State Customs Service, the country imported 24% of the am... #Coal #Russiancoal #UkrainecoalImport
Coal reserves at thermal power plants increased by 12.5%. Today, the Ukraine coal reserves in the warehouses of thermal power plants (TPPs) amount to 414.9 thousand tons, which is 12.5% more than the reserves on November 29, Ukrenergo reports. The total rese... #Coal #CoalReserves #UkraineCoalReserves
The issue of coal supply is reaching a critical state in foreign markets, reported DTEK. China is experiencing is seriously a coal shortage due to its trade war with Australia. This has complicated its purchase from Ukraine, said Executive Director DTEK, Dmitry Saharuk. “Chinese industria... #Coal #CoalSupply #DTEK
“A socially sustainable coal-phase-out in Ukraine” and “Decarbonisation of Ukraine’s steel sector” are among 10 policy proposals to be presented Wednesday at an online event sponsored in part by the German government. This Zoom conference, “Reaching Ukraine’s energy and climate targets,” will be in Ukrainian and English. Today ... #Coal #CoalMinesUkraine #StateCoalMines
