““We start preparing for the next autumn and winter period,” the prime minister said after a meeting of the anti-crisis energy headquarters”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“We are starting preparation for the next autumn and winter period now. They stopped in detail on the situations of gas supply and gas production in the context of Russian shelling, ”he said.
Shmigal added that the staff members heard information of the Ministry of Energy and Naftogaz. Particular attention was paid to the protection and restoration of key objects of critical infrastructure of the gas transportation system, storage facilities and gas supply areas.
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The head of the government did not inform the details, but added that the Ministry of Energy has received an order to coordinate the process with the military.
The meeting also heard reports of the Ministry of Energy, state and private companies on gas production and repositories.
“In particular, the targets for this year. We bet on Ukrainian gas and have to consistently increase our own production. Naftogaz was instructed to prepare a gas import strategy, if necessary, for the purpose of covering a possible deficit in the gas transmission system. We are preparing for all possible options, ”Smigal said.
Naftogaz Company on February 11 reported the Russian attack on its objects in the Poltava region.
According to the Ministry of Energy, since October 2022, Russia has inflicted more than a thousand strokes on the objects of Ukrainian energy infrastructure, only in 2024, 9 GW of generating capacity was lost due to strikes.
