The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine returned to the energy supply companies the right to cut off electricity supply to household consumers (including condominiums, housing and communal services, housing and communal services, housing and communal services, dormitories) for arrears of electricity consumed.

We will remind, earlier to the companies providing utility services to household consumers, according to requirements of subparagraph 5 of point 3 & quot; Final provisions & quot; Of the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Aimed at Preventing the Occurrence and Spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)" № 530-IX for the period of quarantine or restrictive measures related to the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) , and within 30 days from the date of its abolition it was forbidden to suspend / suspend the provision of housing and communal services to citizens of Ukraine in case of non-payment or incomplete payment.

Such legislative restrictions led to record debts of household consumers in 2020- 2021 for consumed electricity. Market experts even predicted the default of most companies in the energy sector.

            Currently, the Law of Ukraine & quot; On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Simplification of the Procedure for Connection to Electric Networks & quot; № 1657-IX from 15.07.2021. amendments to the Final Provisions of the above-mentioned Law № 530-IX were approved and the above-mentioned sub-clause 5 of clause 3 was deleted.
In this case, the & quot; Final Provisions & quot; was supplemented by paragraph 3-1 of the following content:
"3-1. In the regions of Ukraine (oblasts, Kyiv, Sevastopol), where the" red "level of epidemic danger of coronavirus disease is established (COVID-19 ), for the period of "red" level of epidemic danger and within 30 days from the date of its abolition is prohibited to suspend / suspend the provision of housing and communal services to citizens of Ukraine in case of non-payment or payment in full. "

Official source:  https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1657-IX#Text

The Odessa region, according to official epidemiological data, is in the "yellow zone". This means that in the near future, customers who owe LLC "ORESC" will receive a warning about the termination of electricity supply.

ТОВ «Odessa Regional Energy Supply Company & raquo; During the last year, through the media, through the official pages of local governments, on its own website and on social networks, it informed consumers that the temporary forced deferral of payments does not equal the cancellation of debts. We want to thank our conscious customers for their understanding and indifference. Thanks to your timely calculations, we have managed to prevent a critical situation in the electricity market.

Dear customers of ORESC LLC, pay for the consumed electricity on time and in full!