In Ukraine predicted a decrease in gas consumption by 40%

MOSCOW, 29 Aug — PRIME. The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine predicts a 40% reduction in gas consumption, Verkhovna Rada deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak said.

“According to the Ministry of Energy, the forecast consumption in the autumn-winter period 2022/2023 will be about 11.7 billion cubic meters. This is relatively small, for comparison, 19.4 billion were burned during the heating period last 2021. And now for the whole of 2022 it is expected that only 18.5 billion cubic meters will be consumed. This difference is explained by a drop in consumption in the range of 35-40%,” Zheleznyak wrote in his Telegram channel.

Earlier, the head of Naftogaz Ukrainy, Yuriy Vitrenko, advised Ukrainians to stock up on blankets and warm clothes on the eve of winter, since, according to him, during the heating season, the temperature in the rooms will be 17-18 degrees Celsius, which is four degrees below the norm, and he the heating season will be shorter than usual.