Naftogaz threatened to turn off the hot water in Kiev, as long as the "Kyivenergo" will not extinguish the Debts for the consumed gas.
According to the Firm, taking into account the presence of significant debt, a tendency of increase and the lack of response to the calls of Naftogaz to pay for the consumed gas, the Company was forced at the end of the heating season to send to the gas distribution company "kyivgas" and KCSA instructions on disabling "Kyivenergo" from the gas supply, reports RIA " Novosti ".
"Naftogaz of Ukraine "requires" Kyivenergo " and the Kyiv city state administration (KCSA) to have an impact on payment of debts for the consumed natural gas to resume hot water supply of Kiev ", - is informed in the report. It is also noted that the population, which is the largest consumer of services in centralized heating and hot water (about 80% of consumption) is calculated with "Kyivenergo" on time and in practice in full. According to operative data, as of may 7, this year "Kyivenergo" is the biggest debtor for the consumed gas. Debt is 3, 447 billion hryvnia (about 164 million). Ukraine is now in fact remains on the brink of default. From the report of the international monetary Fund that second banks of Ukraine for the risk of loan defaults after Nigeria. The total debt of Ukraine is defined in $ 50 billion, in 2014 it amounted to 71% of GDP, and in 2015, according to forecasts of the national Bank of Ukraine, will reach 93% of GDP. On 27 April, the head of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeria Gontareva has recognized that the economy of her country had reached the bottom. At the same time the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko said that Kyiv is expected in may to obtain the consent of creditors for the restructuring of the external debt to the IMF mission's visit.

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