“According to Kuleba, a total of 10,354 boiler rooms are already in operation out of 17,500 thousand prepared”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to him, the social sphere is connected to heating by more than 60%, in total, 10,354 boiler rooms out of 17,500 prepared are already in operation.
“We focus on the stable operation of heating, water supply and drainage enterprises, as well as ensuring reliable power supply. We monitor the situation in the regions daily, coordinate actions with local self-government bodies,” he wrote in a telegram.
Kuleba noted that in Kryvyi Rih, where last year there were problems with connecting to the heat of the city, more than a third of residential buildings are already connected to heat carriers.
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The heating season started earlier for the social sphere. And on October 28, the beginning of the heating season for the residential sector was announced.
On October 25, Minister of Energy Svitlana Grynchuk said that the decision on the start of the heating season is made by each region independently, but with a decrease in temperature, it may start in the coming days.
The mayor of Kyiv, Vitalii Klitschko, said that this year’s heating season for Kyiv will be the most difficult in all the years of the full-scale war.
On October 23, the government allocated 8.4 billion hryvnias from the reserve fund of the state budget for the heating season, and the company “Naftogaz of Ukraine” will receive these funds for the purchase of imported natural gas.
According to the legislation, the heating period begins no later than when the average daily outdoor air temperature for three days is 8 degrees Celsius or lower, and ends no earlier than when the average daily outdoor temperature exceeds 8 degrees Celsius for three days.