Tajikistan increases coal production
Coal production in Tajikistan has made strides over 2014, ramping up production 1.7 times in the first 8 months of the year.
The country has produced 450,000 t more coal so far in 2014 than it had at the same point last year, according to Tajikistan’s ministry of Industry and New Technologies.
More than 80,000 t of coal has been stockpiled, according to the ministry. This will be used for the Dushanbe-2 combined heat and power plant.
In 2013, coal production in Tajikistan amounted to 518,000 t. Coal sales amounted to 482,000 t in 2013 compared to 424,000 t in 2012.
Written by Sam Dodson
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcoal.com/coal/04092014/coal-production-in-tajikistan-increases-1289/
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