Poland wants to reduce coal output by 65 mln tons in 2017

Poland wants to reduce coal output of country's mines to 65 million metric tons from 70 million tons in 2016, the Energy Minister said. The ministry also said it is working on the program for the coal sector for years 2016-2030. It plans to conclude the work at the end of Q1 2017. According to Polish Statistical Office (GUS) data, in January, coal mines produced 5.65 million tons of coal, down by 6.5 percent month-to-month and 5.6 percent year-on-year.