Until 2050, the coal industry will become a thing of the past.
This is stated in the order of Oleksiy Orzhel.
Non-environmental coal stations will be closed in the next 10 years.
Previously, the shutdown of power plants was planned until 2038.
The station emitted 3.6 megatons of CO2 per year.
In Ukraine, thermal coal production decreased by 9.3% for 11 months of 2019.
Volumes of thermal coal in warehouses of energy enterprises grew by almost 15% in a month
Over 10 months of 2019 thermal coal production in Ukraine decreased by 9.9%.
Stocks of thermal coal in the warehouses of generating enterprises increased 2.2 times in two months.