KYIV. UkraineGate . 15 . September . 2022 | Society.
Ukraine is entering the finish line in preparation for the start of the heating season. In a month, the state should reach the indicator of coal reserves of 2.5 million tons. This was announced by the head of the financial committee of the Verkhovna Rada, People’s Deputy Danylo Hetmantsev .
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There is exactly one month left before the start of heat supply to the apartments of Ukrainians.
“We have as of now
- 2.2 million tons of coal for thermal power plants;
- 13.2 billion cubic meters of gas in underground storages.
And in a month we will reach the following indicators:
- 2.5 million tons of coal (this is the maximum capacity of warehouses, but additional ones will be deployed just in case);
- 15 billion cubic meters of own gas + 2 billion cubic meters of gas from the USA in the IV quarter of 2022 – the I quarter of 2023 (negotiations on increasing reserves with European partners are ongoing);
- 7 million cubic meters of firewood (just in case),” Hetmantsev wrote.
He added that understanding the military risks and Russia’s attempts to destroy the energy infrastructure, today there are an additional 1.5 thousand mobile boilers and generators; stocks of equipment for operational infrastructure repair.
Source: Ukrgate