RBC-Ukraine, citing draft resolutions from the National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities (NKREKU), reports that rates for these services will be adjusted as early as January 1 of next year. The next increase is scheduled for July 2023. Meanwhile, a discussion of the draft resolution will take place on December 27, during which the proposed rate increases will be reviewed. The documents state that starting next year, rates for wastewater disposal and water supply in regional centers may be as follows:
- Kyivvodokanal – 39.28 UAH (21.69/17.59);
- Kharkivvodokanal – 24.52 UAH (13.36/7.07);
- Lvivvodokanal – 29.12 UAH (19.44/9.68);
- Dniprovodokanal – 37.36 UAH (22.57/14.79);
- Poltavavodokanal – 42.13 UAH (22.24 UAH/19.88 UAH per cubic meter);
- Dnipro-Kirovohrad (Kropyvnytskyi) – 54.22 UAH (30.19/24.036);
- Uzhhorod Water Utility – 50.27 UAH (30.75/19.51);
- Zhytomyrvodokanal – 51.80 UAH (24.97/26.83);
- Infoksvodokanal (Odesa) – 42.24 UAH (21.94/20.28);
- Kherson Water Utility – 30.67 UAH (15.78/14.91);
- Rivne Regional Water Utility – 41.86 UAH (22.29/19.57);
- Chernihivvodokanal – 39.816 UAH (19.82/19.99);
- Cherkasy Water Utility – 34.94 UAH (18.73/16.21);
- Khmelnytskyi Vodokanal – 31.17 UAH (16.03/15.62);
- Dnipro-Western Donbas – 46.74 UAH;
- Lutsk Water Utility – 31.73 UAH (13.76/17.96);
- Zaporizhzhia Water Utility – 33.85 UAH (21.05/12.80);
- Vinnytsia Regional Water Utility – 37.29 UAH (24.57/12.72);
- Chernivtsi Water Utility – 30.63 UAH (20.95/9.68);
- Ternopil Water Utility – 44.46 UAH (21/23.46);
- Sumy City Water Utility (SM) – 36.01 UAH (18.06/17.95);
- Mykolaivvodokanal – 34.04 UAH (14.61/13.76).
However, the rate schedule for consumers in the Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions may remain unchanged, as these regions have been hardest hit by the hostilities.