gas saving regulations

Gas saving regulations mean 1C cut in heating

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The Ecological Transition Ministry publishes new gas saving regulations aimed at saving energy. This is in case Russia shuts off gas supplies permanently.

The Ecological Transition Ministry on Tuesday published new regulations aimed at saving energy in view of the possibility that Russia could shut off gas supplies permanently.

The regulations foresee the maximum temperature of heating this winter being cut by 1°C, to 17° for residential and industrial buildings, with a 2° tolerance margin, and 19° for other buildings. Certain buildings, such as hospitals and care homes, are exempt.

The period which buildings are allowed to use heating has also been cut by 15 days – they will be turned on eight days later and turned off seven days earlier.

The ministry said the measures should save around 5.3 billion cubic metres of gas.

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