Bild: Russia remains Germany’s largest coal supplier in 2022

Russia remained the main supplier of hard coal to Germany in 2022, despite the restrictions of the European Union. newspaper reports bild Referring to data from the German Coal Importers Association.

The material shows that in 2022 Germany imported 13 million tons of coal from the Russian Federation, 37% more than in 2021.

According to the data of the German Coal Importers Association, Germany purchased 44.4 million tons of coal last year, an 8% increase compared to the previous year. Russia was the largest supplier. It is followed by the United States, where Germany imports 9.4 million tons, 32% more than in 2021. Australia closes the top three (6.3 million tons).

The publication states that coal supplies from the Republic of South Africa (South Africa) to Germany increased the most – up to 3.9 million tons, up 278 percent year-on-year, and Colombia (up 210%, 7.2 million tons) ).

Earlier, it was learned that it was the intention of the German Council of Ministers. restrict Import of liquefied natural gas from Russia.