The current heating season in Ukraine may be completed, depending on the region, almost a month earlier than usual. This was announced by the head of the Verkhovna Rada committee on energy and housing and communal services Andriy Gerus.

According to him, turning off the heating will begin presumably from next week..

" Taking into account the weather forecast, it is possible to end the heating season in some regions from Monday and save energy resources, in particular gas,"

The MP recalled that Naftogaz Ukrainy announced ambitious plans to prepare for the next heating season by accumulating Ukrainian-produced gas, without imports.

In addition, according to Gerus, as a result of warming in Ukraine, electricity consumption is significantly reduced.. Daily surpluses rise as solar power generation grows.

Earlier, the head of the board of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, Oleksiy Chernyshev, said on the air of the telethon that natural gas reserves are sufficient, but the heating season in Ukraine is going to be completed as soon as possible..

At the same time, he added that the price of gas will not change during the current heating season, "

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Recall that in May 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted bills that introduced a moratorium on raising tariffs for heat and hot water, as well as for gas and its distribution for the period of wartime and six months after its completion..

August 19, 2022. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the law on a moratorium on increasing utility tariffs.

27 December NEURC approved an increase in tariffs for water supply and sanitation services for 2023 - from January, tariffs should increase on average from 10% to 30%. On December 30, NEURC canceled this decision.

On January 27, the Cabinet of Ministers began to develop a program to return to the issue of raising tariffs for utilities after the heating season.