The National Commission for State Regulation in the Spheres of Energy and Utilities (NKREKU) has canceled the license for the distribution of gas of the company " In March, it cut off gas supplies, leaving a number of cities in the Donetsk region without heat..

This is stated on the NEURC website.

According to the head of the commission Valery Tarasyuk, the actions of Donetskoblgaz were a sabotage against consumers and the country..

" The state does not need a licensee who accumulates debts to the GTS operator and turns off teplokommunenergo, "

It is also reported that the commission revealed a violation of licensing conditions by Donetskoblgaz in terms of paying for the cost of daily imbalances for the gas months of October, November and December 2020.. This led to an increase in debt to UAH 354 million.

The license is canceled from August 1, 2021, the relevant departments must decide to whom to transfer the Donetskoblgaz network.