Coal price in Moldova has almost doubled since spring
A tonne of coal now costs 12,000 lei, up from 5,600-5700 lei at the start of the year, according to buyers in Soroca.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
If you buy coal now, a 40-kilogram sack costs about 480 lei. The minister says prices depend on market conditions, and purchases from other sources could affect the cost. No fixed price or control measure has been announced.
What happened
The price of coal has almost doubled compared with spring, according to a report from Soroca. Coal imports fell by about 20%, to 77,000 tonnes since the start of the year. Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu says the coal market is not regulated and the price depends on demand.
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- Coal imports reached 77,000 tonnes since the start of the year, compared with about 94,000 tonnes in the same period last year.
- About 4,700 tonnes were imported in July, about 1,500 tonnes in August, and only 120-130 tonnes in September.
- Anthracite from Donbas has stopped arriving, because its depots are in areas affected by the war.
- The minister says coal could come from Poland, Turkey, Serbia, Australia, Vietnam or Canada, but transport from these countries costs more.
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