"During May-August of this year, a significant amount of work was carried out at the GTS facilities, and the material and technical base was updated in the amount of almost UAH 400 million, which is 98.2% of the planned costs of preparing for the winter period," the message says. on the company's website.
Preparations for the heating season include overhaul of pipelines, repair of gas pumping units and a number of other works.
“As of September 22, 2021, the availability of gas in the UGS facility was 18.7 billion cubic meters.
The technical capability and capacity of the GTS made it possible to ensure the transportation of the required amount of natural gas for injection into UGS facilities, ”the company added.
Earlier, the former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Yevgeny Muraev, made Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responsible for high gas prices for citizens of the country.