“One Step Away From Halting Heat-Generating Plants”: SBU Warns Cabinet of Critical Coal Shortage in Country
Shmyhal said the issue has been fully resolved.
The Security Service of Ukraine sent the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine an intelligence report warning of critically low coal stocks in Ukraine, reports ZN.UA citing a document at its disposal.
At the same time, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal made a statement, saying the coal shortage problem has been fully resolved.
Details of the report
The SBU report on counterintelligence support for critical infrastructure facilities in the electricity sector indicates that Ukraine is one step away from shutting down heat-generating plants that supply heating to entire regions due to critically low coal stocks.
“One of the negative phenomena during the autumn-winter period (AWP) 2021-2022 is the failure to take adequate measures to accumulate coal at TPP/CHP warehouses. In particular, as of 01.12.2021 there are 486.2 thousand tonnes of coal in the warehouses against planned accumulation of 2632.7 thousand tonnes (deviation — 2146.5 thousand tonnes), which in turn indicates a critical stock of this fuel,” the report says.
The Service also stresses that entire regions supplied by some TPPs and CHPs have been put under threat of losing heating:
- Slavyanska TPP has a coal stock 50 times lower than required;
- Luhansk TPP has stocks four times lower than the minimum required;
- Chernihiv CHP — stocks five times below the norm;
- Darnytsia CHP has no stocks at all.
The SBU warns the government that this situation poses a threat to the state's energy security and the reliable passage of the heating season.
In turn, this could lead to “man-made emergencies, rising social tension among the population and discrediting of government authorities”.
Statement by the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the problem with coal supplies to thermal power plants and combined heat and power plants has been resolved to date, with monthly fuel supply at 2 million tonnes against consumption of 1.7 million tonnes.
Denys Shmyhal
Prime Minister of UkraineRegarding the availability of coal, the balance is positive today. We mine and import a total of 2 million tonnes per month against consumption of 1.7 million tonnes. According to the Ministry of Energy, the coal problem has been resolved to date.
According to him, the government has taken all necessary decisions to ensure the stability of the power system. In particular, Shmyhal commented on the situation with coal stocks at the Luhansk TPP.
Denys Shmyhal
Prime Minister of UkraineIf Russia extends its ban on coal transport to the Luhansk TPP, since there is no other railway route, gas will be supplied at the corresponding price as an additional service.
Shmyhal assured that Shchastia and other settlements that the Luhansk TPP supplies with heat will not be left without service.
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