The arrival of the American anthracite is expected on September 8. Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Igor Nasalik said that Ukraine feels a shortage of coal gas group for the replacement of anthracite. He said this at a government meeting, Ukrainian News informs. "To date, we feel the shortage of a gas group of coal produced in Ukraine," said Nasalik. He added that in 2017 consumption of anthracite decreased by 3.5 million tons, in the next - it should decrease by 3 million tons. Nasalik also appealed to the Ministry of Finance with a request to allocate funds for investment in production, since, according to him, for the past 4 years they were zero.

Nevertheless, the port of Yuzhny will take on September 8-12 three ships with imported anthracite for Ukrainian power plants. About "From 8 to 12 September we have the peak of supply of A-grade thermal coal - three ships will arrive at the port of Yuzhny," he said, adding that the entire infrastructure is ready to receive coal. Recall earlier reported that in Ukraine coal production is declining. The US will supply 700 thousand tons of coal this year - Ambassador Original article: Ministry of Energy: Ukraine has a shortage of gas coal.