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UPI.com: Ukraine eyeing Chinese gasification technology

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Aug. 11, 2012, 9:21 a.m. | Ukraine abroad — by Kyiv Post

Ukraine's agreement with China Development Bank calls for the building of three coal gasification plants in the country, with China expected to provide technological expertise for the conversion of Ukrainian power plants from gas to coal.
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Ukraine indicated it will seek access to Chinese coal gasification technologies as a way to wean its power plants from Russian natural gas, reads United Press International report. 

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Tuesday he discussed coal gasification as a means to generate power with Li Jiping, vice president of China Development Bank, which last month agreed to extend a $3.66 billion credit line to Kyiv.

Azarov said the aim of the meeting was to push forward a plan for Ukraine to secure gasification technologies that could enable it move from using increasingly expensive imported Russian natural gas to fire its power plants.

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