Almost the entire Ukrainian energy sector has suffered heavy losses. A bill has been registered in parliament, which provides for unprecedented funding.
Ukraine can receive financial guarantees from the US Government for the purchase of gas or use the funds that will come to the country under the Lend-Lease. This was announced by the head of Naftogaz of Ukraine Yuriy Vitrenko, EP reports.
Vitrenko explained that work is underway with the US government to resolve this issue. Options include providing financial guarantees for gas purchases.
By the beginning of the heating season, Ukrainian gas storage facilities need to accumulate at least 19 billion cubic meters of fuel – this is the task of Naftogaz at the last government meeting set by Shmygal.
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But even with the current low domestic consumption, some gas will have to be bought.
According to the Government, which was presented at the May meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy, it was necessary to import 2.7 billion cubic meters of gas to Ukraine. Another 1.8 billion cubic meters of fuel should be purchased on the domestic market from domestic companies.
In early June, Naftogaz Chairman Yuri Vitrenko said in Washington that he needed to import up to 6 billion cubic meters of gas, which at current prices is worth about $ 8 billion.
martial law accurate information on energy reserves and their needs is not disclosed. Only a limited number of people have access to it, and it is currently impossible to assess the objective needs for gas.
“Vitrenko's volumes show that our consumption has not fallen, businesses have not stopped, millions of people have not gone abroad, and all consumers will be able to get gas volumes as in the pre-war period. It is unclear how the situation will develop in the future. bombed objects, so I can't predict exactly how much gas is needed. It is possible that Ukraine will have enough of the amount currently available in storage and which will be extracted in the country “, – says the director of special projects “Psyche” Gennady Ryabtsev.
At the same time, Naftogaz does not stop trying to get compensation from the state for the difference between the purchase price of gas and the cost of selling it to end consumers.
“If the state limits prices and tariffs , accordingly, there should be compensation for this difference, “says Vitrenko.
To this end, the parliament has already registered a bill that provides for unprecedented financing of the gas market in 2022.
In the document, the government proposes to “freeze” pre-war gas tariffs for the population, its distribution, heating and hot water. The asking price is UAH 264 billion.
Of this, over UAH 188 billion is international and donor aid, UAH 64.5 billion is Naftogaz dividends and another UAH 11.6 billion – income tax of NJSC.
What does this amount consist of? Naftogaz will directly receive UAH 150.1 billion in compensation for fulfilling its special obligations (PSO) to sell gas at discounted prices. Compensation for the difference in tariffs will also receive fuel and energy companies – 76 billion UAH, as well as local budgets – 38.2 billion UAH.
Recall that the annual tariff for the population is UAH 7.99 per cubic meter of gas. And the market price is almost UAH 29 per cubic meter.
Almost the entire Ukrainian energy sector has suffered heavy losses from the Russians' blows . During the 109 days of the war, nuclear, oil refining, energy-generating, coal-mining, distribution and communal infrastructure facilities were damaged.
In particular, Ukraine lost the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, three thermal power plants (TPPs) and about 40% of all renewable energy facilities.
The largest nuclear power plant in continental Europe and the third largest in the world, Zaporizhzhya NPP, has been under occupation since March 4. Currently, it continues to operate in Ukraine's energy system, adhering to nuclear, radiation and environmental safety standards.
Today, there are a number of mines that cannot be restored. We are talking about the mines “Golden” and “Toshkivska” in Luhansk region, and “Pivdennodonbaska G1” and mine. Surgai in the Donetsk region.
The oil infrastructure was also badly affected by the war: two of the two refineries have been shut down, dozens of oil depots have been damaged, and a large number of gas stations remain under occupation./p>
In addition, 249 critical infrastructure facilities in the field of heat supply were damaged or completely destroyed due to hostilities. (CHP) in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions.
262 boiler houses and a large number of auxiliary premises were destroyed or damaged in the oblasts. = “text-align: justify;”> Since February 24, more than 2.6 thousand settlements and 20.2 thousand transformer substations have been completely or partially de-energized due to hostilities. For some time, electricity supply to about 3.7 million consumers was cut off.
725 settlements and about 621.4 thousand consumers are still without electricity.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that due to the war with Russia, this year's winter will be the most difficult for Ukraine during all the years of independence.
