He said on Friday that municipalities do not plan to save energy like in some other European countries and there are no indications that ordinary life may be disturbed radically come autumn and winter.
The politician says that in isolated cases some municipalities are considering saving electricity on street lighting at night, somewhat at the expense of safety, but this is not a widespread trend.
In many municipalities, district heating is generated by incinerating biofuel, and there should be no issues with district heating in winter, according to Sinkevi ius, mayor of Jonava. He noted that there are some problematic municipalities, particularly Vilnius City, where the situation with district heating may be the most complex as they use natural gas.
He reminded the Government that 11 district heating suppliers in municipalities can incinerate heavy fuel oil in an emergency. He said that this situation should only be assessed as hypothetical because incinerating heavy fuel oil is an obsolete and polluting option of the Soviet era.
Sinkevi ius said that many municipalities and energy companies supplying district heating have already secured the necessary biofuel raw materials and gas supply.
After Russia s Gazprom reduced gas supplies to Europe, the EU agreed to cut gas consumption by 15% until spring.