The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to extend the experimental project for the distribution of humanitarian liquefied gas to residents of frontline regions. This program, which has been in effect since 2024, has been expanded to new regions and extended until May 2026. This was reported by the Ministry of Energy, writes UNN.
Details
The main initiative is to support residents of territories near the front line who, due to Russian aggression and infrastructure destruction, have lost access to centralized heating and gas supply.
Due to Russian armed aggression and the destruction of distribution networks in frontline regions, some consumers, unfortunately, do not have access to central heat and gas supply. But Ukraine cares about its citizens and continues to involve various support mechanisms. This project already has positive results and we will continue its implementation next heating season.
After the start of the new heating season, household consumers in Zaporizhzhia Oblast will be included in the program for the first time. The provision of liquefied gas to the population will be carried out at the expense of state-owned companies and assistance from international partners.
Reference
In August 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted Resolution No. 883, which approved the proposal of the Ministry of Energy regarding the implementation during 2024-2025 of an experimental project for the distribution of humanitarian aid in the form of liquefied gas to meet the needs of household consumers under martial law.
The project, which was supposed to end on December 31, 2024, included Donetsk, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions.
Who can receive humanitarian liquefied gas
- Individuals with a Ukrainian citizen's passport and RNOCPP (or a mark in the passport refusing it).
- Persons registered and actually residing in a household in the territory of: Donetsk, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, or Zaporizhzhia regions.
- People who do not have gas or electricity supply (due to hostilities / emergency). Also, residents of the above-mentioned territories must use appliances only on liquefied gas. They may belong to vulnerable groups (large families, low-income families, families with children with disabilities, single parents, pregnant women, elderly people, people with disabilities, veterans, etc.).
How to apply
Citizens need to contact the regional military administration (RMA) or local self-government bodies, which collect applications. Applications can be submitted in writing or through electronic means (as determined by the administration).
Later, the administration forms lists of recipients and coordinates them with the regional defense council. The defense council's decision determines which communities and households will receive gas and in what volume.
Gas is issued quarterly (once every three months). The volume is up to 63 kg of liquefied gas per person registered and actually residing in the household.
Recall
Earlier, the representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Taras Melnychuk, already reported that the Cabinet of Ministers extended the experimental project for the distribution of humanitarian aid in the form of liquefied gas until May 1, 2026.
Ukraine has already accumulated more than 80% of the necessary gas volume in storage for the winter. However, to achieve the set goals and volumes, it is necessary to purchase natural gas for approximately 1 billion dollars. The main reason for this necessity is constant Russian attacks, which create risks for the heating season.