Ukraine wanted to buy coal and electricity from the DPR and LPR 
the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass on a commercial basis. This was reported by the press secretary of the LPR delegation Maria Kovshar, RIA Novosti reports.
She clarified that the issue of purchasing energy resources was raised the day before, on November 9.
On November 5, a deputy from the party “ Batkivshchyna ”Ivan Krulko spoke about the installed thermal power plants (TPP) in the country. According to him, now in Ukraine there are 88 operating power units of thermal power plants, of which 37 are functioning today, and 51 are not working. The deputy noted that most of the power units that stopped operating were closed on the so-called emergency request, that is, due to lack of fuel.
Earlier, the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the head of the committee on energy and housing and communal services Andriy Gerus said that Russia will stop supplying thermal coal to Ukraine from November 1. The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade explained that the supply of thermal coal to Ukraine will stop due to the growing demand in Russia and the need to provide the domestic market. At the same time, Russia will continue to import other types of coal.