UAH 80.9 million was provided for the purchase of energy-efficient equipment and materials / Photo from UNIAN
In just a week’s period, from 4 to 10 May, the Ukrainians took a total of UAH 83.9 million in loans for energy saving measures, according to the chief of the national energy efficiency agency, Serhiy Savchuk.
"Despite the holiday period, over a week’s period, from May 4 to May 10, [the Ukrainians] took 5,222 loans worth UAH 83.9 million," said Savchuk.
It is noted that 185 loans were received for the purchase of "non-gas" boilers (UAH 3.1 million), 5,034 - on energy-efficient equipment and materials (UAH 80.6 million), and three loans were given to housekeeper associations (UAH 190,000).
Read alsoRozenko: Rural households may use alternative energy instead of gas"’Warm’ loans are also popular among the subsidized population. As of today, this category of citizens purchased energy-efficient products worth UAH 30.6 million. This is 2,111 low-income families, whom the government will reimburse 70% of the cost," reads the statement by the energy efficiency agency.
Read alsoNew tariffs vs inflationAt the same time, Serhiy Savchuk claims that these figures eloquently testify that the "people's mindset is gradually changing in terms of energy consumption."