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Ukraine should actively promote energy saving
01.02.2012 10:08 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Ukraine should actively promote energy efficiency, aiming more free resources at these goals. Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Social Policy Serhiy Tihipko said this in a TV talk show, according to his official website.
«Next year we will not have such a load as at present, due to EURO 2012, and energy saving is a priority area where I believe we need to invest budget money. When energy carries are becoming more expensive, we should start not with increasing tariffs on utility services, but with energy conservation. Both at the level of state and industry, and in each concrete house,» the Deputy Prime Minister said. According to Serhiy Tihipko, the population should be provided with cheap loans for the establishment of boilers that run on alternative fuels, replacement of windows and doors. In addition, programs for weatherization of houses are required at the local authority level. «Judging by the experience of Eastern Europe, we can say that, thanks to energy-saving programs, even after the tariff rise, people paid for heat almost as much as before. In Poland, for example, insulation of houses gave gas savings of 51%,» Tihipko said. Implementation of energy efficiency programs should begin this year. The budget provided the appropriate funds for these purposes, he added.
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