The role of the State is limited to providing the transport infrastructure (road and rail) and enforcing environmental and safety regulations. Coal production has increased, due to a shift of the country’s industrial enterprises from the more expensive natural gas and electricity to the more economical fuel - coal - for heating and other needs. However, taking into consideration the Government’s ambitious plans to continue installing more capacity for coal-fired TPPs by 2020 and to begin exporting electricity generated from coal in the future, it is likely that the required production volumes of coal to power these facilities will reach well above 2.5 million tons by 2030.