The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine wants to save gas, lowering the houses temperature in winter
The government of Ukraine provides recommendations to the Ministry of regional development, construction and housing and communal services to explore the possibility of lowering the two degrees minimum allowable temperature in the apartments for the beginning of the heating season, this is done to save gas, said the Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Ostap Semerak.
According to the rules of centralized heating in houses where people live must ensure that the temperature is not lower than 18 degrees Celsius, and in the corner rooms - not below 20 degrees Celsius.
" The Ministry of health and the Ministry charged to study the possibility of changing temperature mode 2 degrees. It is recommended to minimize temperature at 2 degrees is the recommendation of the Ministry, and not the solution. In current conditions we should look for all possible ways of optimization of the use of natural gas ", - explained Semerak.
first of Gazprom switched to a prepayment for gas deliveries to Ukraine because of debts of Kyiv, has reduced gas supplies to Ukraine. The concern assured that the introduction of pre-payment will not affect gas deliveries from Russia to the European Union. Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatseniuk on Wednesday said that the Government wishes to make a number of decisions on stimulation of customer switching from natural gas to other fuels.