Ukraine needs UAH 160 billion for the next heating season
To conduct the next heating season, Ukraine needs 157, 9 billion USD. Relevant data are placed in the explanatory note to the bill “7012-2″ On the State Budget of Ukraine ” .
Ukraine , Ukraingate , 15 , February , 2022 | Ukraine News
Details
The document said that the increase in expenditures from the special fund of the state budget by directing funds from the special fund in the amount of UAH 239 billion received from rent for the use of subsoil for natural gas production is aimed at stabilizing the natural gas market in the amount of UAH 157.9 billion .
“This will create a resource of natural gas to fully meet the needs of Ukrainian consumers, eliminate price fluctuations, prevent rapid price increases for consumers, as well as ensure a stable heating season of 2022/2023,” – said in a statement.
Let’s add
In January this year, Ukrainians increased their electricity consumption by 5% compared to the same period last year.
Context
In Ukraine, with the beginning of the heating season, there was talk of non-fulfillment of the plan to accumulate coal at thermal power plants for electricity production. At the same time, Russia refused to export coal to Ukraine, which is used at thermal power plants to produce electricity.
Against this background, Ukraine has resumed electricity imports from Belarus. The opportunity to import electricity from Russia and Belarus began on November 1, after several months of bans and litigation.
In order to avoid resource shortages and provide warehouses with fuel, Ukraine has started importing it, including by sea. Coal reserves in Ukrainian warehouses have increased.
Ukraine also relied on nuclear generation in such conditions.
At the same time, according to the Ministry of Energy, in this heating season in Ukraine, electricity consumption increased by almost 6%
On December 15, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said that there had been no fan outages since the start of the heating season. According to him, several hours of power outages in one city or another are “urgent repairs to power lines, which are warned in advance, or emergencies related to weather conditions.”
The Ministry of Energy pointed out that if Ukrainians are cut off from electricity, it is not because of the deficit. The only reason for the lack of electricity supply in the homes of Ukrainians is to carry out scheduled and emergency repairs by the distribution system operator, the ministry said.
However, the duration of power outages should not exceed a total of 8 hours per day in the winter months in case of inability to provide backup power, said in the regulator – NKREKP.
Source: Ukrgate