If Russia did not destroy energy infrastructure, tariffs would remain unchanged - Ministry of Energy

The Cabinet of Ministers has set a single fixed electricity price for the population of 4. 32 UAH/kWh. This decision is forced and necessary for the country to remain without electricity in Russian attacks on the power system. This is stated in the Ministry of Energy. "Increasing the tariff is a difficult but necessary step. The goal is not to be left without light, to keep the system. We are waiting for a large -scale reconstruction that requires enormous strength and money.

All this time the repair campaign on generation, distribution and transmission facilities is ongoing. It is a pity, we understand that firing of energy objects on the part of the enemy will continue, and we have to use all possible resources, " - said Herman Galushchenko. If Russia did not systematically destroy Ukraine's energy infrastructure, he added, then the tariffs would still remain unchanged.

The minister noted that in a difficult economic situation due to war it is impossible to increase the price of electricity for the population to the market level (almost 7. 5 UAH/kWh), but the state in these circumstances is not able to maintain a non -low preferential price for all consumers. After all, the tariff for electricity in the amount of UAH 2. 64 covered only a third of the real value of electricity. "State support should be fair and directed at those who really need it.