Gas shortage and low temperature – what will be the heating season 2022/2023

Ukrainians are constantly warned that the 2022/2023 heating season will be the most difficult in their memory.

“Today” turned to the experts and found out what awaits us this winter.

So, the head of the Ministry of Regional Development Alexei Chernyshev warned that we must wean ourselves from living with open windows in winter.

“Heat tariffs will not change. We will ensure their stability. The heating season will start on time. We have all the prerequisites for this. But we must get out of the habit of living in winter with open windows and heating the street. -20 degrees, but in no case below 16 degrees. As in economical countries of developed Europe,” he said.

In addition, one should be prepared for the fact that serious infrastructure problems have appeared due to the war – many houses will be difficult to supply heat or gas due to broken networks.

“I do not exclude that in order to save gas, Ukrainian schools, universities and kindergartens will work online this winter. And in apartment buildings it will not be 22-24 degrees, as we are used to in past years, but 17-19 degrees,” warns head of the Union. consumers of utilities Oleg Popenko.

Popenko says that this year both Ukraine and the EU will feel certain gas deficitso you need to prepare for the cold already now.

How to get a discount on blue fuel?

8.8 million Naftogaz subscribers, for whom a fixed tariff was set. 7.96 hryvnia cube m. can get a 1% discount by fulfilling the following conditions:

• pay for the Naftogaz service in your personal account on my.gas.ua or in the GASUA chat;
• This must be done by June 30, 2022.

The customer will be able to use the discount received on the next payment.

Segodnya previously wrote what will happen to those who do not pay for communal services during the war, and told how much blue fuel Ukraine needs to buy in addition.