“If, according to the decision of the regional authorities, payment is made in small shares throughout the year based on the average monthly consumption, then in the case of a warm winter, all overpayments are taken into account during the annual adjustment according to the meter,” Izvestia quoted the ministry as saying.

The Ministry of Construction specified that management companies should monitor the quality of heat supply and timely adjust the heat carrier parameters.

Earlier, the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia Roman Vilfand said that this winter in Moscow has become the warmest for the entire period of meteorological observations.