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 coalfired tpps by 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 million tons by