Kiev in the upcoming heating season is obliged to reduce the costs allegedly half of gas from the scope that is necessary capital for its passage, informs on the first day of the week, the press service of " Kyivenergo ".

Comments to the press service, in biotopical period the Company Typically consumes presumably 0, 6 billion cubic meters of gas in the heating season ought presumably 2, 2 billion cubic meters. Along with this, the limitations for " Kyivenergo " for heating season 2014-2015 brought in volume 1, 19 billion cubic meters, informs the Company.

Kyivenergo is making efforts to reduce gas consumption in the heating period, for example, is developing events on energy efficiency and saving mode. Thus, result in the termination of the heat sources, in July saved 12 million cubic meters of gas before the end of the next heating season this figure may reach 530 million cubic meters.

according to the information of " Kyivenergo ", At this point in time all heat sources organizations disconnected from gas supply. For example, on 4 August from gas disabled 8, 82 thousand clients, of which due to rehabilitation works 16, 26%, because of a stop of the heat sources - 83, 74%.

The mayor of Kiev Vitaly Klitschko said that predicts difficult for Ukraine forthcoming heating season and makes recommendations to the Kyiv residents to purchase heaters and heat insulation of the house. The mayor ordered to test the communication and electric networks, to prepare for the increased consumption of electricity. Klitschko also reported that Kiev has only half the volume of gas, which is needed for the heating season, the authorities are looking for alternative energy sources.

The government of Ukraine has recommended that the Ministry of regional development, construction and housing and communal services to explore the possibility of lowering the two degrees minimum allowable temperature in apartments before the beginning of the heating season, this is done to save gas. First of Gazprom switched to a prepayment for gas deliveries to Ukraine because of debts of Kyiv, has reduced gas supplies to Ukraine.

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