Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Wednesday said that the municipal services are 100% ready for the beginning of the heating season, Six regions of the country have already turned on the heating in the houses where people live and the objects of social sphere.
" I got the report that we are 100% ready to turn on the heat. Six areas, according to my information, now turned on the heating ", - Prime Minister said during the extended meeting of the government on the problems of the beginning of the heating season on Wednesday. According to his statement, 26 October throughout Ukraine average daily temperature is below 8 degrees Celsius.
" This means that, in addition to the six regions, all areas are required to include heating. Technically we are ready, the gas is ensured, even though the calculations for natural gas is not done, " - said Yatsenyuk. He also said that the government budget has provided subsidies to Naftogaz put gas in the regions.
first Deputy Minister of regional development, construction and housing and utilities Andrei Belousov said that the heating season in Ukraine will officially begin from November. However, later the Ministry of regional development and the Ministry of energy of Ukraine decided to start the heating season in the country from Wednesday 22 October.
in mid-June, Gazprom translated Ukrainian state-owned company Naftogaz of prepayment due to chronic non-payments and a large debt of 5, 3 billion dollars. In the end, Ukraine received only transit volumes of gas intended for European customers.
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