Ukraine's iron and steel industry is in rough shape …
While the war with Russia has raised serious international concern about getting Ukraine's vast production of wheat, corn and sunflower oil — normally its top exports — to global markets, the...
Will Ukraine war revitalise coal – world's dirtiest fossil fuel?
The price of coal futures at Australia's Newcastle port, a key benchmark for the Asian market, the world's largest, stood at $325 per tonne on Wednesday, below the peak of $441 seen earlier ...
A Rising Demand for Coal Amidst War in Ukraine : Short Wave
energy crisis. Russia-Ukraine. fossil fuels. coal mining. Ukraine. Demand for coal in Europe is rising as Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens the country's vast …
One year on: the Russian invasion in mining
Among the most dramatic consequences of the conflict, purely from a numerical perspective, are the declines in industrial production in Russia and Ukraine. According to GlobalData figures, coal production in these countries collapsed by 16.6% and 50.5% respectively, when looking at year-end production figures in 2022 versus year-end …
Energy security – Ukraine energy profile – Analysis
Ukraine's energy security was seriously challenged in 2014 following prolonged gas price negotiations with Russia, military action in the eastern part of the country and the loss of governmental authority in Crimea. Facing possible natural gas, coal and electricity supply shortfalls, and disruption risks in the short to medium term, Ukraine ...
A new roadmap to phase out coal in Ukraine
As of 2021, more than half of coke batteries in Ukraine are being operated overtime, having long passed the normative service life of 25 years. Along with high …
Ukraine's coal mines turn to women to solve wartime staff …
Krystyna, 22-years-old, waits for the equipment before going down to work her shift underground, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a mine in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine November 17, 2023.
A new roadmap to phase out coal in Ukraine
Coal was a cornerstone in the economy of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, powering its massive metallurgical industry and one of the biggest fleets of thermal power plants in Europe. However, things are changing. Since 2014, after the escalation of military conflict in Donbas, Ukraine's coal industry entered terminal decline.
Research on the crisis propagation in the global coal trade …
The outbreak of the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict exacerbated the natural gas supply shortage in European countries. European countries restarted coal-fired power plants to maintain economic and ...
Ukraine
Ukraine - Resources, Power, Economy: Ukraine has extremely rich and complementary mineral resources in high concentrations and close proximity to each other. Rich iron ore reserves located in the vicinity of Kryvyy Rih, Kremenchuk, Bilozerka, Mariupol, and Kerch form the basis of Ukraine's large iron-and-steel industry. One of the richest areas of …
The Danger Lurking Just Below Ukraine's Surface | WIRED
Ukraine's mine problem has been acute for a decade. The full-scale war with Russia has only made it worse. From 2014, when Russia first invaded, to the end of 2021, the United Nations says 312 ...
Modern experience of low-coal seams underground mining in Ukraine
Ukraine hosts by far the biggest mining industry in terms of employment, with 47 mines and more than 55 000 jobs, but Serbia produces almost 50% more coal in just two large open-pit mines ...
Mining Ukraine: as strikes hit hard what lies ahead for a mega-coal
This action was successful to a point, as the government transferred $13.5m to the company to pay workers in the coal sector across Ukraine. Of this, $3.4m went to Selidivvugillya staff. However, this is only part payment and they are still owed $4.5m. Throughout Ukraine, the mining industry's general debt is estimated to be $18.7m.
Russian invasion increases challenges, risks for …
EAST UKRAINE, June 9 (Reuters) - Russia's invasion has thrown up huge challenges for Ukraine's coal mines, from the danger posed by air strikes to the departure of miners for the front to fight.
Energy security – Ukraine energy profile – Analysis
Coal supplies from the Donbass region to central Ukraine and to the thermal power plants stalled almost entirely in mid-2014 and in the winter of 2015 due to discontinued rail …
Ukraine's coal miners dig deep to power a nation …
9. By Vasilisa Stepanenko. Published 11:30 AM PDT, April 8, 2023. DNIPROPETROVSK OBLAST, Ukraine (AP) — Deep underground in southeastern Ukraine, miners work around the clock extracting coal …
Ukraine's coal miners dig deep to power a nation at war
April 8, 2023 at 7:54 AM · 3 min read. DNIPROPETROVSK OBLAST, Ukraine (AP) — Deep underground in southeastern Ukraine, miners work around the clock extracting coal to power the country's war ...
Ukraine's iron and steel industry is in rough shape because of war
During much of the 20th century, a thriving industrial heartland churned in central and eastern Ukraine, fed by abundant coal mines and big, hulking steel mills.
Russia Is Crushing Ukraine's Hopes for Energy Independence
That won't be easy, thanks to Ukraine's haphazard coal-mining industry. Donetsk's regional economy, which is driven mostly by heavy industry and the coal industry that fuels it, is responsible for ...
Ukrainian coal: an industry in crisis | World Coal
The in-depth analysis of the Ukrainian coal mining industry was made in previous articles: 'Battle Begins' World Coal October 2010 and 'Visitors from the East' World Coal November 2012. Here is the brief summary of how it was seen then. An updated energy strategy to 2030 assumed the nation would produce 115 million tpa of coal in …
Ukraine's Coal Industry in Crisis
Ukraine's Coal Industry in Crisis. 25 January 2021. The devastating effect of decades of neglect and corruption have been exacerbated by conflict. By Yulia Abibok. When miners in the town of Antratsyt in the east of Ukraine decided to go on strike over unpaid wages in June 2020, they were met with a fierce response.
Ukraine's Coal Industry in Crisis
The domestic coal and electric power market is open to cheaper Russian imports, so despite the Ukrainian 2017 trade ban regarding the self-proclaimed …
Ukraine's coal miners seek safety from Russian artillery …
Relentless Russian artillery barrages have battered Ukraine's powerful coal industry and endangered miners working underground. "No one wants to risk getting trapped down there," said one.
Ukraine's Coal Mines Turn to Women during Wartime
Ukraine's Coal Mines Turn to Women during Wartime. November 26, 2023. Nataliia, 43-years-old, and Krystyna, 22-years-old, dress in uniforms before going down to work their shift underground ...
Ukraine | the voice of coal in Europe
Since the 19 th century, Ukraine has been an important centre of heavy industry in Eastern Europe, notably the coal, steel and non-ferrous metals industries of the Donbas region. Despite partial occupation since 2014 and the destruction of industrial facilities – including coal mines, power plants and, during summer 2022, the massive Azovstal steelworks – …
Ukraine, Stalled on the Battlefield, Targets Russia's Oil Industry
After Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Western nations introduced sweeping sanctions targeting Russian sales of hydrocarbons — including oil, gas and coal. And most of Europe managed to ...
Facilitating a just transition for Ukraine's coal regions
Context. Five regions with 25 towns and cities are directly affected by coal mining and the long-term phase-out of coal. Although Ukraine's Government has already identified non-profitable mines for future closure, the regional labour market, manufacturing industry and economy are still highly dependent on this sector.
Ukraine's Coal Industry in Crisis
Most Donbas mines were seized by Russians and pro-Russian rebels in late 2014 causing a sudden shortage of electricity in Ukraine, where some power stations …
Ukrainian coal miners say they're on the energy front line in …
Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine's electrical infrastructure since the start of the war and taken control of multiple coal mines, part of a wider campaign, …
Restructuring the Ukrainian coal industry
The current state of the coal industry is described in the next section, followed by a description of government reform efforts. 3. Current state of Ukrainian coal industry. Between 1990 and 1995 coal production decreased from 164.8 Mt to 83.6 Mt of unwashed coal or from 130.7 Mt to 65.6 Mt of washed coal.