Residential buildings more than 99% ready for heating season – Shmyhal

The readiness of residential buildings for the heating season is now more than 99%, says Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

"Ukraine is on the threshold of the heating season. The government, regional military administrations and community authorities are working synchronously in three key areas to ensure that all homes are light and warm in winter," Shmyhal wrote on his Telegram channel following the government meeting.

According to him, the first area is the preparation of infrastructure, in particular, the readiness of residential buildings today is more than 99%.

"The number of schools, kindergartens and hospitals ready to get through the winter is also approaching 100%. More than 18,000 boiler houses and 4,800 central heating points are at the stage of readiness to supply heat," he added.

The second direction, according to Shmyhal, is the accumulation of resources.

"We currently have 12.2 billion cubic meters of blue fuel in gas storage facilities, as well as 3.1 million tonnes of coal in warehouses. This is enough to get through the winter. All nine power units of the nuclear power plants controlled by Ukraine are currently operating," the prime minister said.

Another area of ​​preparation for the heating season is the creation of decentralized generation.

"Energy sustainability programs initiated by the government are working. 0% loans for citizens, loans for condominiums under the GreenDIM program, 5-7-9% loans for small and medium businesses, preferential loans from the State Fund for Decarbonisation for municipal companies and communities. In total, banks have already issued loans worth UAH 2 billion to various categories of borrowers," he concluded.