OREANDA-NEWS. Metinvest Group's Avdiivka Coke has been cut off from electricity supply for four days. Operations at its core shops have been suspended. Avdiivka Coke is making every effort to resume operations.

The ongoing armed conflict is preventing electricians from DTEK and specialists from Avdiivka Coke from repairing even one of four necessary high voltage lines. On August 17-18, attempts were made to restore electricity supply, but the repaired high voltage line sections were hit by artillery again.

In order to prevent the destruction of the brickwork of Avdiivka Coke's eight operational coking batteries, it is necessary to maintain high temperatures inside the batteries. Metinvest Group and the plant's management have developed special activities to do that. Specifically, a decision was made to urgently connect the plant to the gas distribution network. The plant can use the natural gas to raise the temperature in the coking batteries to the acceptable levels. It will take at least two days to heat the batteries using natural gas. Avdiivka Coke's prospects for resuming production revival will be clear after electricity supply to the plant is resumed.

“We are sure that we will overcome all of the technical difficulties related to urgently connecting to the gas network,” said Musa Magomedov, general director of Avdiivka Coke. “This will give us time to resolve the main issue - repairing the high voltage power line. I would like to note the courage and loyalty of my colleagues that are working here in Avdiivka to restore production despite the ongoing conflict nearby and mortal danger.”