Vice Prime Minister chaired a regular meeting to tackle energy security issues

Today, Vice Prime Minister Volodymyr Kistion held a regular meeting to discuss settlement of problematic issues in the unified energy system of Ukraine. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine, energy generating companies, PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia, etc. The participants of the event discussed the situation with energy supplies during the ongoing autumn-winter period, coal reserves, operation of power generating companies.

Volodymyr Kistion noted that the heating season is stable, and stressed the need to ensure that in storages of thermal power plants the quantity of coal remained not less than the minimum fixed limit, which should be 1.9-2 million tons. Separately, the Prime Minister drew attention to the need to replenish coal reserves at Ladyzhynska TPP.

Apart from that, the Vice Prime Minister commissioned the leadership of "Centrenergo" to accelerate the preparation of the financial plan for 2017.