Ukraine's MP and member of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy and Housing Services, Serhiy Nagornyak, officially confirmed that the tariff for electricity in Ukraine could reach almost six UAH.
The growth of the electricity tariff in Ukraine. What will change?
The deputynoted that in the event of a sharp price increase, it is extremely important to maintain subsidies for those categories of people who cannot afford such a price.
In this case, the state together with our partners should support the people! But we have to understand that the state cannot subsidise everyone without exception, Serhiy Nagornyak said.
According to him, the liberalisation of tariffs will allow the two state companies to stop subsidizing the population and accumulate funds for the start of the completion of the 3rd and 4th power units of the Khmelnytskyi NPP in a year.
At the same time, "Ukrhydroenergo" will be able to start construction of the Kanivska HPP with a capacity of 1,000 MW, the cost of which is estimated at 1.2 billion US dollars.
It is important to understand that, as of today, the cost of electricity for the population is UAH 2.64/kWh.
Tariffs for electricity
As mentioned earlier, the government of Ukraine has already cancelled the ban on terminating the provision of housing and communal services, the assessment and collection of fines (fines, penalties) and arrears for public housing in case of non-payment.
According to preliminary data, the beginning of power cuts due to debts will start in the coming days.
During the period of full-scale war, from the end of February 2022, the debts of household consumers for electricity increased by UAH 15 billion. Over the past year, the amount of debts increased by approximately UAH 7.7 billion.
