Energy Efficiency Agency intends to reduce gas consumption by 5 bcm until 2022

Population, budget and local heating companies can reduce gas consumption by five billion cubic meters (bcm) until 2022.

Head of the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving Serhiy Savchuk has said at a press conference, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.

"Our goal is to reduce consumption by another five billion cubic meters of gas per year until 2022 for all consumer categories," Savchuk said.

He reminded that gas consumption in 2018 by population, budget organizations, local heating companies decreased by 6 billion cubic meters compared to 2014. In particular, about 650,000 families already carried out measures for the thermal modernization of buildings.

"Every year Ukraine saves about 1.2 billion euros without spending on gas imports," Savchuk added.

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