Ukrenergo hopes to launch heating within ten days
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The delay in the start of the heating season in Ukraine has led to a sharp increase in electricity consumption across the country - by more than 20% compared to the beginning of the month, Ukrenergo CEO Vitaliy Zaichenko said on Tuesday in a single telethon.

"The main thing is the lack of heat supply. Now many consumers are heating themselves with electricity - these are air conditioners and heaters," explained Zaichenko.

"We hope that in the near future, within ten days, heat supply will be provided throughout Ukraine, and this will lead to a reduction in electricity consumption," he said .

Zaichenko added that in recent years, household consumers have become the largest consumer of electricity in Ukraine, so their behavior can significantly help stabilize the situation if they do not turn on several powerful electrical appliances at the same time and do not turn them on during the peak period of the system.