Ukraine does not have enough coal reserves – Yatseniuk
Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatseniuk has said that Ukraine does not have enough coal reserves to pass the winter season.
"According to the information I have it is clear: there are not enough coal reserves. There are insufficient coal reserves. I warned about this three months ago," he said at a meeting of the anti-crisis energy headquarters in Kyiv.
According to Yatseniuk, the situation in the electricity market, which is "quite difficult," will be discussed at the meeting.
To prevent blackouts, Yatseniuk demanded emergency measures to ensure the safe passage of the winter.
"And this will now be the subject of discussion," the prime minister said.
Yatseniuk said that the state allocated funds for coal purchases from the budget and by lending to energy companies.
"And now we need to not only use these resources, we need coal reserves, it was discussed three months ago: Russia will block coal supplies," he said.
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