Now experts are optimistic about the gas reserves accumulating in underground storage facilities. However, in the event of force majeure, Naftogaz will have to urgently buy more gas from Europe.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine entered the winter season with 14 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves stored. Experts interviewed focus, consider that these volumes are sufficient for a stable heating season. True, we are talking about an average winter – when there are no abnormal sub-zero temperatures outside the window. writes about it Focus In the article “Without electricity, but with heat. How much gas is in the tank and how Ukraine can survive the heating season.”
“So far there has been no abnormally cold weather for a normal winter, the reserves are not bad. Good with gas, normal with coal, but bad with electricity due to attacks on infrastructure.“, – says Alexander Kharchenko, director of the Energy Research Center.
According to Vladimir Omelchenko, director of energy programs at the Razumkov Center, it is now extremely important to provide energy sources to consumers and, most importantly, to have gas in Ukrainian storage facilities.
“There is enough gas in the storage facilities – in Ukraine, the demand has decreased by 40% due to the decrease in production and the departure of the population. enough gas“, – Vladimir Omelchenko sure.
However, some risks of the current military winter still remain. According to Yuri Korolchuk, an expert at the Energy Strategies Institute, Threats to a stable heating season in Ukraine can be attributed to the cessation of Russian gas transit through the Ukrainian gas transmission system..
“If the transit stops we will pump gas from the storage facilities but the pressure will drop and not all consumers will have gas anymore, gas supply may be interrupted at certain periods and in some areas there are high risks to the south and east. some parts of the country, ”says Yuri Korolchuk.
However, while the Russian “Gazprom” was busy responding to the claims of German companies that went to court en masse due to the volume of gas they could not get from the Russian monopoly, and did not take explicit steps that would result in termination. Passage of Russian gas through Ukraine. At this stage, this means Ukraine has a good chance of surviving the winter with gas and without the stress caused by blue fuel shortages.
If there is a need to increase reserves, if severe frosts occur in Ukraine in winter, Naftogaz will go to the European market to purchase the necessary volumes.
Important
Recall, according to Alexei Chernyshov, chairman of the board of Naftogaz, 99.6% of residences, 97.9% of gardens, 98.9% of schools and 99.9% of hospitals are provided with heat.
Reportedly, Norway will help Ukraine buy gas for the winter. The government of the country will allocate 195 million dollars for this.
Source: Focus
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