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Chairman of Donetsk Military and Civilian Administration Pavlo Zhebrivsky says that electricity arrears of the occupied areas in Donetsk region are estimated at UAH 3.9 billion, or US$150 million, with the total debt of the region owed to Ukraine being UAH 5.6 billion, or $215 million.
"The uncontrolled areas [in Donetsk region] owe UAH 3.9 billion for electricity out of UAH 5.6 billion in arrears of the region," Zhebrivsky said at a meeting of Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers on preparations for the 2017 heating season.
Vice-President of the All-Ukrainian Energy Assembly Yuriy Sakva earlier reported that the occupied areas had owed Ukraine UAH 2.985 billion, or US$114.7 million, for electricity as of April 1, 2017, and the overdue payments were rated as bad debts.
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Ukrainian Energy Minister Ihor Nasalyk said that the electricity supply might resume as soon as the power debts had been repaid.