Naftogaz has made the initiative to adjust the temperature in the homes of Ukrainians

Naftogaz said about the needed adjustments of temperature conditions in the homes of Residents of Ukraine in connection with irrational use of gas, whose Consumption for cooling has increased in 3 times.
Gas consumption in Ukraine has increased due to the start of the heating season. According to " Naftogaz ", the average daily use of gas organizations, Teplokommunenergo (CTV) during the week of October 12th to 18th was about 18, 9 million cubic meters of gas per day (during the week of 5 October, by eleven - about 5, 9 million cubic metres). At the same time "Naftogaz" stressed that due to the increase in air temperature in many regions, the need for consumption of similar amounts of gas there." We are receiving complaints from Residents that the temperature in the apartment too high and you have to open the window. This means that citizens have to pay for the gas that they in fact were not needed. In addition, We without having wasting precious gas, which Ukraine will need on cold winter days, "- said the head of Naftogaz Andrey Kobelev, reports RIA " Novosti ". Because of this Firm agitates local authorities, for example, governors, mayors, city and village councils, to take appropriate measures to reduce the use of gas heaters to unscrupulous levels to citizens and the budget of Ukraine did not have to pay the heating streets." This involves the adjustment of the coolant temperature during the day, namely the increase of the temperature at night and decrease during the day in Accordance with the temperature of the air. We also appealed to the Prime Minister of Ukraine with the request to convey to local authorities the task of maintaining the optimal mode of application of the gas taking into account the actual temperature conditions in each region ", - said the head of Naftogaz.
On 12 October, Russian gas deliveries to Ukraine were resumed after a three-month break, despite the fact that at the end of September, Naftogaz released a report which said that Ukraine in fact lost their critical dependence on gas supplies from Russia. However, a source close to the EU leadership, said that in winter Ukraine will need to purchase gas from Russia, because technically all the needs of the country in blue fuel does not have the ability to be covered by the supply of the reverse from EU countries. On September 28, the head of the Ministry of energy of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn said that Ukraine plans this winter to buy from Gazprom only 2 billion cubic meters of gas, the rest ? be purchased in the European Union. According to Ukrtransgaz, the accumulation of natural gas in underground gas storages (UGS) of Ukraine exceeded fifteen, 5 billion cubic meters, from 1 to 26 September, they were downloaded more than 1 billion cubic meters of fuel. According to head of Gazprom Alexey Miller that to a "very cold winter" Ukraine may need to buy 5 to 7 billion cubic meters of gas.


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