Kievteplokomunenergo explained whether bills for heat supplies will decrease due to power outages in January, in particular in Kyiv. This is stated in a statement from the press service of the institution..

It is likely that the amounts in payments will not decrease. The company noted: “Interruptions in power supply did not significantly affect the volume of heat consumed by Kiev in January. This is explained by the fact that due to the lack of electricity for four hours, the batteries and water in the house circuit are cooled, the temperature of the coolant drops by almost half. After the power supply is restored, the house begins to rapidly “gain” heat in order to warm the intra-house system to its initial parameters. Accordingly, there are either no significant savings compared to stable consumption, or they are minimal."

They recalled that almost 90% of the capital's high-rise buildings have house heat meters that record the actual volumes of heat consumed. So users pay for the gigacalories consumed.

In almost 10% of houses where it is technically impossible to install a meter, the cost of heating is calculated based on the heat load, taking into account the actual number of hours of heat supply and the average monthly outside air temperature.

“In conditions of emergency power outages due to damage to infrastructure, when charging for heat to houses without meters, our own data on interruptions in the operation of heat sources, information from building managers and DTEK Kyiv Electric Grids are taken into account,” it added.

A similar situation regarding heating charges in other regions of Ukraine.

Let us remind you that heating tariffs for the population remain at last year’s level..

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