“Gazprom” has submitted to the Belarusian arbitration claim for underpayment for gas – RBC

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subsidiary company “Gazprom” appealed to the arbitration court of Belarus in connection with the underpayment of Belarusian state-owned enterprises for gas. This was stated by Vice-Premier Vladimir Semashko

The company “Gazprom Transgaz Belarus” (100% owned by “Gazprom”) apply to the arbitration court against untimely and incomplete payment for gas delivered to her Belarusian regional gas companies , said Vice-Premier of Belarus Vladimir Semashko

«This attitude entities -. our regional gas companies and” Gazprom transgaz Belarus “. Like “Gazprom Transgaz” filed in the Arbitration Court at the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce, said that they, the regional gas companies, some are underpaid for the gas that we get from January 1 this year “, – said Deputy Prime journalists (quoted by Tass) .

The company confirmed the lawsuit. The press service of “Gazprom Transgaz Belarus”, “RIA Novosti” explained that “due to the presence of debt from the gas supplying organizations of Belarus to pay for natural gas supplied by” the company protects “its interests in accordance with the terms of contracts».

at the end of February, energy Minister of Belarus Vladimir Potupchik estimated total debt of consumers to energy and gas companies in the $ 600 million. “Due to the fact that not all business entities faithfully perform their contractual obligations, we accumulate debt. Today debt to power companies and gas companies in total was about $ 600 million. With every business entity is working, enter the appropriate restrictions, including for electricity and gas supplies, handling complaints is conducted by the judicial authorities. The work included the entire range of tools at our disposal “, – the minister said at the time (quoted by BelTA)

Summing up 2015, the Energy Ministry of Belarus reported that payment for imported energy resources made it the gas and power supply organizations. “in full accordance with the agreements,” even though the majority of regional gas companies did not provide “wide fundraiser for the supplied natural gas to consumers».

at the beginning of April 2016, “Gazprom” refused to reduce the price of gas for Belarus. Deputy Chairman of the Board of “Gazprom” Valery Golubev then explained that Russia supplies Belarus gas at the price of production, to which is added the cost of transportation.

In his annual address to the nation in April 2016, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko stated the need reorientation of consumers from gas to electric power, which will produce the Belarusian nuclear power plant. “We will have a” surplus “, as they say, I take in quotes electricity after the date of the nuclear power plant. Let’s rebuild our economy and our people for electricity. Instead, natural gas, oil and so on, where you can replace it own product – electricity. Why do we not do it today? Why life is not direct people to electricity? In this case, since we have a so-called surplus of electricity, significantly reducing the price of this commodity. To this we must prepare now. This is – the problem of the day “-. Said Lukashenko

The company” Gazprom Transgaz Belarus “provides transportation of gas through the territory of Belarus and providing gas to consumers in the country, as well as leading the implementation of the gas through its own network of CNG filling stations (CNG station) . The gas transportation system operated by “Gazprom Transgaz Belarus”, includes more than 7.9 thousand km of gas pipelines (including those belonging to “Gazprom” the Belarusian section of the main gas pipeline “Yamal – Europe” with the length of 575 km)., Three underground gas storages, 226 gas distribution 27 stations and CNG stations.