Russia’s 2022 coal output could fall 17%, exports 30% – Interfax

Russia’s 2022 coal production could fall 17% to 365.1 million tonnes and exports could decrease 30% to 156 million tonnes, the Russian news agency Interfax reported on Saturday, citing the energy ministry.

That is the worst scenario with a full embargo on Russian coal coming into effect, the ministry said, according to Interfax.

The European Union is set to ban Russian coal imports in mid-August.
Source: Reuters (Reporting in Melbourne by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Andrew Heavens)