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energy sector development, such as selling electricity at the electricity market without a feed-in tariff. PowerChina is one of the largest construction companies in China and specializes in the engineering and construction of energy and transport facilities. One of PowerChina’s projects is the construction of the largest power plant in the world – Three Gorges Dam with 22.5 GW capacity. The Wind Farm has considerable experience in the realization of wind energy in Ukraine with over 1.3 GW wind energy projects commissioned, totaling over 400 MW capacity.
Power China and WindFarm signed a contract October 30 for the construction of an 800 MW, $1bn wind farm 25 km west of Mariupol, Donetsk Region. ​The continuation of a project originally developed by DTEK Renewables, the wind farm would stretch over the Manhush and Nikolske districts of Donetsk, becoming the largest land-based wind farm in Europe. WindFarm reports that the project will be undertaken without the benefit of a green tariff. The release did not mention where financing will come from.
In Kyiv, DTEK Grids has connected its first industrial size solar plant atop an apartment building​. Built by the Avrora Term Company the array atop a building in Troieshchyna has 1,200 solar panels and output of 330kW. Ivan Geliukh, DTEK Grids CEO, says that this year the company is connecting 75 industrial solar power plants for a total capacity of 566 MW.
In Sumy region, Germany’s Nord Areal Energy GmbH has started construction of a 6 MW solar plant in Trostyanets​. About 100km to the northwest in Bilopillya, the same German company plans to build a major wind farm, reports Panorama, a Sumy region news site.
9.2.11 ​Metallurgy & mining corporate news
● Metinvest
Ukraine’s largest steelmaker​ ​Metinvest​ reported on November 3 a 22% qoq jump in steel production at its subsidiaries to 2.188 mmt in 3Q20. Azovstal’s output gained 18% qoq to 1.101 mmt in 3Q20, while Ilyich Steel’s output surged 27% qoq in 3Q20 to 1.087 mmt, according to the holding’s quarterly operational update. Year-on-year, Metinvest's 9M20 crude steel output added 4% due to a 6% y/y gain at Ilyich Steel and a 3% advance at Azovstal.​ ​The holding’s hot iron output in 3Q20, 2.305 mmt, rose 17% qoq, and the 9M20 volume was up 5% y/y.​ ​The 3Q20 output of semi-finished products at Metinvest added 11% qoq to 980 kt as its merchant pig iron output retreated 13% qoq to 345 kt while its merchant slab output surged 31% qoq to 635 kt.​ ​The holding’s finished product output added 15% qoq in 3Q20 to 1.488 mmt due to a 56% qoq surge in long product output to 242 kt and a 7% qoq increase in hot-rolled plate production to 633 kt.​ ​For 9M20, Metinvest’s output of semi-finished products improved 11% y/y to 2.497 mmt and its finished product output slid 2% y/y to 4.35 mmt.​ ​Total coke production slid 3% qoq to 1.211 mmt in 3Q20, while merchant coke output inched up 2% qoq to 544 kt. For 9M20, total coke production slid 1% y/y to 3.583 mmt, while merchant coke output jumped 31% y/y to 1.508 mmt.​ ​Total 3Q20 iron ore concentrate production inched up 1% qoq to 7.643 mmt, whereas output of merchant iron ore products lost 11% qoq to 4.554 mmt due to a 17% qoq drop in merchant iron ore concentrate production to 3.413 mmt that was partially offset by a 13% qoq increase in merchant pellet production to 1.141 mmt.​ ​Total 9M20 iron ore concentrate production rose 5% y/y to 22.817 mmt, whereas output of merchant iron ore products grew 12% y/y to 14.382 mmt.
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