Ukraine lost 90% of its coal reserves: where energy resources are now extracted.

Ukraine can boast significant coal reserves, which are a key resource for the country's energy and industrial development. The major coal basins include Donetsk, Dnipro, and Lviv-Volyn.

Donetsk coal basin

The Donetsk basin, also known as Donbas, is the largest and most important region of the coal industry in Ukraine. Here, more than 90% of coal resources are concentrated, including high-quality coking coal.

Resourcegroup states that before the war, there were 30 mines in the basin extracting coal, including anthracite and steam coal.

After the onset of the conflict in Donbas in 2014, Ukrainian thermal power plants began to rely on imported coal.

Dnipro coal basin

The Dnipro basin is located in central Ukraine and has significant deposits of brown coal with total reserves of 4.2 billion tons.

Lviv-Volyn coal basin

This basin, located in the western regions of Ukraine, has total coal reserves of over 1.5 billion tons. Coal from the Lviv-Volyn basin is used in energy, industry, and households.

Previously, we wrote about the brown coal deposit in Ukraine and the prices of coal in the country.

Ukraine has significant coal reserves in various regions of the country, allowing it to use it as an important resource for meeting its energy and industrial needs.