The issues of providing the population with coal in winter, as well as the need to develop a transparent market mechanism for the sale of solid fuel, were on the agenda of a government meeting chaired by Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov.
The growth in freight turnover was achieved by changes in logistics and increase in shipping distances.
The country exported nearly US$950 million worth of solid fuel, according to the Bureau of National Statistics.
They will be put up for auction and transferred to strategic investors.
Overall, Kazakhstan has exported 22 million tonnes of coal over eight months of 2022, mainly to Russia that purchased over 13 million tonnes.
Over the first eight months of 2022, Kazakhstan produced over 73.5 million tonnes of coal.
Over seven months, the country exported over 19 million tonnes of coal.
The volume of traffic through the Kazakhstan’s sea ports has doubled.
Demand for coal from Kazakhstan is growing.
Kazakhstan plans to export 19 million tonnes of coal abroad in 2021.
