ECONOMIC - FUEL AND POWER

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 23, 2011
• Sequence Number: 63
• Publication Date: January 13, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOC-JMEMTS OR RADIO BIR040CWM CD NO.
COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT Economic - Fuel and power
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PUBUSHED Newspapers
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PUBLISHED Prague
DATE
PUBUSHED September, October 1948
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SOURCE Czechoslovak newspapers as indicated. (Information requested.)
AUfR ET COAL AND 1100E PRODUCPION -- Svobodne Slovo, No 207, 5 Rep 48
The p]nn for coal mining no not fulfilled in August. A total of
1 387,164 tons of anthracite (94.2 percent) and 1,812,765 tons of lignite
(o9.7 percent) were aired. The Sokolov field filled 'Its August plan 99.2
percent; most fields 85.6 percent. Houevur, 248,526 tens of coke were
produced (139.1 percent).
The Czechoslovak foundries, a national enterprise, produced 133,667-
tons of pig iron in August, thus filling its plan 116.33 percent. Also
190,5114 t*'ns of unfinished stool were produced, 103.91 percent of the plan.
The August plan for the production of rolled iron was fulfilled 10631
percent.
COAL PROWO2IO11 -- Rude Pravo, No 233,-5 Oct 48
In September 1,962,215 Logs of soft coal of a quota of 2, 30,450 tozr
were mined (96.6 percent). Also, 1,385,136 tons of anthracite were ex-
tracted instead of the PlimeM amount of 1,437,345 tone: (98.8 percent).
The lignite quota vas fulfilled 9''.h peroeat, with 1,902,715 tons extracted
instead of the planned 1,956,650 tons.
Percentnae Irlftiled
Anthracite L1*nite
Ostrava 94.5 host 95.7
NZaiino 8T.9 Sokolov 1(O.9
Wow 92.8 Pilsen 123.8
Trutnbv 9.?.1 Trntnov-Nradek 73.3
Roeioe 102 Uoe!ce 96.6
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SEPTEMBNB COAL PRODUCTION -- Lidova Demokracie, No 232, 5 Oct 48
About 1,385,135 tons of anthracite, or 93.8 percent of the plan, were
mined in September. Furthermore, 1,962,215 tone of lignite, 96.6 percent
of the plan, were extracted. The Ostrava field fulfilled its September
plan 94.5 percent; Sladno, 87.9 percent; Most, 95.7 percent; Sokolov,
100.9 percent; and Slovakia, 80.6 percent.
COAL AND LIGNITE PRODUCTION -- Svobodne Slovo, No 238, 12 Oct 48
The September quotas for the mining of black coal and lignite were
not completely fulfilled. Whereas 1,476,345 tone of anthracite were to
have been mined, only 1,385,136 tone were actually mined. Furthermore,
2,030,450 tons of lignite were to have been mined, but only 1,962,215 tons
were mined. On the other hand, the production of coke, 259,630 tone,
exceeded the quota 34.5 percent.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION -- Rude Provo, No 233, 5 Oct 48
The miners at the Jindrich pit in Earvlnna filled their quota under
the two-year plan on 4 October; 284,487 tons of coal were mined (21.41
quintals per capita psi; shift).
The larolina coke works also fulfilled its two-year plan on Monday.
COAL PRODUCTION AT OidTRAYA -- Lidove loviny, No 251, 26 Oct 48
A regional conference of mineXe of the Ostraveko-Barvin mines was
held at Ostrava on 24 October. At this conference the Minister of Industry,
Q. Eliment, frankly criticized their shortcomings And pointed out the way
to their elimination. The productivity of the coal field in ocnparison with
1937 was 62.25 percent in 1946; 73.9 percent in 1947; and 74.34 percent in
1948. In contrast to this, the corresponding figures for the Sokolov field
were: 1946, 78.73 percent; 1947, 86.43 percent; and 1948, 98.99 percent.
',.6W COAL MINES -- Lidova Demokracie; No 227, 29 Sep 48
The new, modern-'equipped "Ivanka" lignite mine of the Rosioka national
enterprise was opened. at Dubnany, Bodonin district, on 26 September.
The southern Moruvisn soft coal mines at 7astavks near Brno were also
opened.
120M AL TO NATICNALI7 POWER PI.AJ19 -- Lidova Dxsokraci,, No 222, ?? Sep 48
The general marager of the Czechoslovak Power Plants, Engineer Juroslav
Ib'_er,.oharacterized the power situation ab follow*: by the end of August,
the power sector had fulfilled its production plan of electric power 99.5
percent, and gas production, 86.9 percent. Oa the other hand, the power
plants of the Ocachoslovak Power Plants have fulfilled the p1Rn 96 percent
and the ems plants, 94.2 percent. If the nest possible use of the installations
were made, 100 percent could be achieved. Therefore, the Ministries of
Industry and Social Welfare are preparing a regulation of the electric