KYIV, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine has sufficient gas
reserves to see it through the winter with some 11 billion cubic
metres (bcm) in storage as of February 1, the energy minister
said on Wednesday.
The country also has around 1.2 million tonnes of coal for
its power plants, German Galushchenko said in a statement.
"These are sufficient volumes to get through and complete
this very difficult heating season for our country," the
minister said.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said last month the situation
in the energy sector remained difficult but under control after
a months-long Russian campaign of drone and missile strikes on
critical infrastructure that damaged about 40% of the energy
system. (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; editing by Jason Neely)
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