Russian gas monopolist Gazprom demands an increase in gas tariffs in the country. In particular, transportation of the resource should rise in price by more than 2.5 times - from the current 65.2 to about 170 rubles per thousand cubic meters per 100 km (from 27.67 to 72.14 UAH at the current NBU exchange rate). Reason: lack of money from the company. They note that current gas prices within Russia do not cover Gazprom’s resource needs.

At the same time, they are trying to justify the required increase by caring for ordinary Russians, reports RosSMI. Thus, the head of the department of the strategic block of Gazproom, Alexey Sakharov, stated that the current level of regulated wholesale gas prices does not ensure the formation of financial resources in amounts “sufficient to make the necessary capital investments in the maintenance and development of gas infrastructure in the interests of Russian consumers.”.

This, he said, could affect the reliability of gas supply in the future.. , it is possible that without raising tariffs, Russia may have problems providing gas to its citizens.

Also, according to Sakharov, it is necessary to significantly raise gas transportation tariffs for independent producers - since Gazprom is now pumping their gas at a loss. He noted that:.