OREANDA-NEWS. June 10, 2009. The generating companies Vostokenergo and Dneproenergo continue to accept coal from state-run mines and mine groups. In May 2009, 135 thou. tons have been supplied to Dneproenergo and about 55 thou. tons have been shipped to Vostokenergo.
 
Despite illegitimate resolution # 561 made by the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on 27.05.2009, which discriminates against the above generating companies as to distribution of Energorynok’s funds, negotiations on agreeing the future volumes of purchase are still going on. In May 2009, Vostokenergo signed the required documents for coal supplies in June to Luganskaya TPP from the state-owned Rovenkianthracite company to an amount of 25 thou.tons. The state enterprise Sverdlovanthracite was shipping coal to Pridneprovskaya TPP of Dneproenergo as early as the first days of the current month. One of the main challenges in coal supplies is the lack of funds at the state company Ugol Ukrainy to pay railway charges, as a result of which coal supplies from state-run coal mining companies to almost all Ukrainian TPPs have been suspended since 01 June 2009.