Boiler rooms will be transfered on coal

President of Ukraine requires of the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and Communal Services to reduce by at least 50% the consumption of natural gas in the utility sector for the period of 2013-2014. The Minister Gennady Temnik informed it during a visiting session of the Board, - informs the press service of the Ministry.

"The task is not simple, but it is a matter of energy independence and security of our state. During 2010-2011 the municipal programs of heat and power engeneering modernization of power were approved in the regions. Such programs have not been accepted only in Ternopil and Odessa regions and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea", - said Gennady Temnik.

He noted that these programs provide transfer of boilers to alternative fuels, upgrading the production of thermal energy (replacement of outdated energy-intensive boilers, transfer of heating to the district and individual modular boiler) and heat networks (replacement of heating systems using pre-insulated pipes, introduction of individual heating units).

"According to preliminary estimates of the execution of programs of municipal power system modernization will reduce consumption of natural gas by 30%," - said the Minister.