MINIĆ: UGLJEVIK MINE AND THERMAL POWER PLANT TO RESUME OPERATIONS IN SEVEN TO 10 DAYS

BANJA LUKA, October 19 /SRNA/ – Republika Srpska Prime Minister Savo Minić has said today that the Ugljevik Mine and Thermal Power Plant would resume operations within seven to 10 days and that sufficient quantities of coal would be secured.

Minić stressed that two sets of short-term and long-term measures concerning the Ugljevik Mine and Thermal Power Plant would be adopted.

"We will prepare for coal extraction at the East 2 excavation site. We will adopt a law on strategic infrastructure covering energy, transport and everything else that is important," Minić said at a press conference following a meeting of Republika Srpska's leadership.

He added that machinery would be procured to ensure a permanent solution to the operational issues at the Ugljevik Mine and Thermal Power Plant.