OREANDA-NEWS. December 03, 2012. Until the end of 2013, Ukraine plans to complete the privatization of thermal generation. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Volodymyr Makukha in Oslo during a meeting with representatives of the energy sector in Norway.

He is in a part of the Ukrainian delegation within the two-day official visit of Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov to the Kingdom of Norway.

"By the end of the year we plan to complete the privatization of thermal power generation", Makukha said.

He stressed that the well will be modernized 14,000 regional power plants and construction of 9000 new. After that they will comply with all EU standards on emissions of carbon.

He stressed that the also will be modernized 14000 regional power plants and will be constructed 9000 new such plants. After that they will comply with all EU standards on air emissions of carbon.