The NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine has started cutting off gas to businesses in debt. At the end of the heating season, Naftogaz sent notifications to its debtors, and instructed gas distribution network companies to disconnect the gas supply to the companies with outstanding debt for gas, the Naftogas’ press-office reports.
As of April 24, total debt companies generating electricity and thermal power for gas to Naftogaz was 21.9 billion USD, compared to the beginning of the year, the debt increased by 69%. The following companies accumulated the most debt: in Kyiv (USD 3.9 billion), Donetsk (USD 4.4 billion), Dnipropetrovsk (USD 3.6 billion) and Kharkiv (USD 1.8 billion) oblasts.
The main debtor is JSC Kyivenergo: as of April 24, 2015, the company owed USD 3.7 billion for gas. Kyivenergo buys gas from Naftogaz for two purposes: to generate electricity and heat (heating and hot water).
