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In January-October 2015, Ukraine reduced consumption of natural gas by 19.4% compared to the same period last year, to 25.788 billion cubic meters (bcm), according to the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine.
Consumption of gas by the country's industry was reduced by 24.1% in ten months of 2015, to 9.1 bcm. Households and budget institutions cut consumption by 21.5%, to 9.249 bcm, utility companies and thermal power plants - by 7.2%, to 4.963 bcm.
Read alsoUkraine to be able to do without Russian gas in 2016 – KobolevAs UNIAN reported earlier, the operator of Ukraine's gas transport system Ukrtransgaz predicted a drop in natural gas consumption in 2015 to 34 bcm, down by 20% compared to 2014.
According to head of Ukrtransgaz Ihor Prokopiv, the decrease in gas consumption is a result of disconnection of the militant-occupied areas in Donbas from the country's energy grid, as well as the decline in industrial output.
Read alsoUkraine reduces gas consumption by 20%In January-October 2015, Ukraine also reduced power consumption by 12% year-over-year – from 110.8 billion kWh to 97.7 billion kWh.
Power generation decreased in ten months of 2015 by 13.5% compared to the same period last year, to 129.5 billion kWh.
Nuclear power plants accounted for 56% of energy generation in Ukraine for the reported period, up from 48% during the same period last year, while the share of thermal power plants in energy generation shrank from 42% to 35%.