Ukraine plans to increase gas distribution tariffs from January 1
The National Commission for Regulation in the Spheres of Energy and Utilities (NEURCU) preliminarily approved an increase in the tariff for gas distribution from January 1, 2022. The corresponding draft resolution of new tariffs has been published on the regulator's website.
The National Commission noted that the published draft resolution means the beginning of public discussion, the proposed tariffs will be finally approved only after passing the approval procedure and making a decision.
And if this happens, the highest tariffs will be for Chernivtsygaz - UAH 2.14 per cubic meter. m, "Godyachgaz" - 1.99 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Lubnigaz" - 1.99 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Zakarpatgaz" - 1.99 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Tismenytsagaz" - 1.99 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Kharkovgaz" - 1.99 UAH per cubic meter. m and "Umangaz" - 1.95 UAH per cubic meter. m.
The lowest tariffs are offered for Kievgaz consumers - UAH 0.32 per cubic meter. m, "Kremenchuggaz" - 0.46 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Kharkovgorgaz" - 0.43 UAH per cubic meter. m, Krivorozhgaz - 0.53 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Cherkassygaz" - 0.57 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Ternopilgorgaz" - 0.80 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Dneprogaz" - 0.90 UAH per cubic meter. m.
All other tariffs for gas distribution will range from UAH 0.92 per cubic meter. m up to UAH 1.86 / cu. m. In particular, "Vinnitsagaz" - 1.76 UAH per cubic meter. m, Volyngaz - 1.57 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Dnepropetrovskgaz" - 1.26 UAH per cubic meter. m, Donetskoblgas - 1.18 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Zhitomirgaz" - 1.7 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Zaporozhgaz" - 0.92 UAH per cubic meter. m, Ivano-Frankivskgaz - 1.86 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Kievoblgaz" - 1.46 UAH per cubic meter. m, Kirovogradgaz - 1.49 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Korostyshevgaz" - 1.82 UAH per cubic meter. m. In addition, it is planned to change the tariff for Luganskgas - UAH 1.57 per cubic meter. m, "Lvovgaz" - 1.69 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Mariupolgaz" - 1.45 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Melitopolgaz" - 1.84 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Nikolaevgaz" - 1.99 UAH per cubic meter. m, JSC "Odessaagaz" - 1.09 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Poltavagaz" - 1.76 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Rovnogaz" - 1.56 UAH per cubic meter. m, Sumygaz - 1.34 UAH per cubic meter. m, Ternopilgaz - 1.75 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Khersongaz" - 1.62 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Khmelnitskgaz" - 1.54 UAH per cubic meter. m, "Chernigovgaz" - 1.76 UAH per cubic meter. m, Shepetovkagaz - 1.06 UAH per cubic meter. m, PrJSC NGKhP Sulfur - 1.21 UAH per cubic meter. m and SE "Kremenets UPRG" - 1.36 UAH per cubic meter. m.
Recall that in October, gas distribution companies published on their websites draft tariffs for 2022, which propose to raise prices for gas distribution services from 30% to more than 4 times. The companies suggested that the average tariff for division in the country should rise from the current UAH 1.44 per cubic meter. m up to 4.14 per cubic meter. m. Subsequently, NEURC noted that it approves not the desired tariffs and not the intentions of individual companies, but exclusively economically justified tariffs that meet the interests of all participants in the natural gas market and consumers.