To winterize housing across Ukraine, the government plans to gradually shift the $2 billion spent annually on subsidizing household gas heating to insulating and weatherproofing houses and apartment buildings

To winterize housing across Ukraine, the government plans to gradually shift the $2 billion spent annually on subsidizing household gas heating to insulating and weatherproofing houses and apartment buildings, says Hennadiy Zubko, Minister for Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities. In a first step, the Ukrainian Energy Efficiency Fund will be launched early next year with $54 million in government money and $107 million in international financing.