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Ukrainian coal mining enterprises in 2014 saw a 22.4% decline in production of raw coal from 2013, to 64.976 million tonnes, according to rough estimates, the Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry said.

Coking coal output last year fell by 32.1%, to 16.109 million tonnes, while production of power-generating coal declined by 18.5%, to 48.867 million tonnes.

The coalmines subordinated to the ministry reduced coal production by 26.6% in 2014, to 17.726 million tonnes. In particular, coking coal production decreased by 31.9%, to 4.602 million tonnes, while power-generating coal output fell by 24.5%, to 13.124 million tonnes.

In December 2014, coal production plummeted by 54.5% from December 2013, to 3.429 million tonnes. In particular, coking coal output plunged by 72.8%, to 563,200 tonnes, while power-generating coal production decreased by 47.6%, to 2.866 million tonnes.

The ministry’s coalmines in December 2014 cut production by 74.3%, to 581,800 tonnes. In particular, coking coal production plunged by 85%, to 100,100 tonnes, power-generating coal fell by 69.8%, to 481,700 tonnes.

Coalmines in Donetsk region in 2014 produced 26.073 million tonnes of coal (30.4% down from 2013), those in Luhansk region mined 17.879 million tonnes (31.3% down), Dnipropetrovsk region 18.917 million tonnes (4% up on 2013), Lviv region 1.816 million tonnes (20.3% up), and Volyn region 291,300 tonnes (22.6% down).

Coal production in Donetsk region in December 2014 amounted to 1.084 million tonnes (66.8% down from December 2013), Luhansk region produced 485,400 tonnes of coal (78.7% down), Dnipropetrovsk region 1.674 million tonnes (0.6% down), Lviv region 163,500 tonnes (12.7% up), and Volyn region 22,700 tonnes (35.9% down).

As reported, Ukraine has begun importing power-generating coal from South Africa and Russia due to a decline in coal production in Donetsk and Luhansk regions amid hostilities, which caused a decrease in coal stocks at thermal power plants’ warehouses.

Ukraine in 2013 saw a 2.6% decline in coal production from 2012, to 83.698 million tonnes. In particular, state-owned mines reduced coal production by 2.9% in 2013, to 24.147 million tonnes.