Heat supply in Russia is in serious condition, and budget subsidies is not enough. You need at least 50 billion rubles. per year, which under the current budgetary deficit to take nowhere. The Ministry of energy proposes the scenario of the “alternative boiler”, which will reduce the burden on the budget. But, according to experts, the consumer in this case will pay for heat on average 30% more.
Budget subsidies for heat are not enough. This is stated in the presentation the Deputy head of the Ministry of energy Victor Kravchenko “On the target model of the heat market”, presented in the state Duma on 10 November, during the debate on the reform of heat supply.
“Annual grants budget system in industry heating (excluding subsidies for utility services) actual — about 150 billion rubles, need about 200 billion rubles”, — stated in the document.
Alexandra Suslina of the Economic expert group said that in 2016 the budget deficit should amount to 3.7% of GDP, or more than 3 trillion rubles.
“Add 50 billion rubles for the heating does not work, — said Suslina. — On account of every ruble.”
To solve the problem of heat supply is the draft of a new model of heat market, which provides, inter alia, the introduction of so-called alternative boiler house, which the energy Ministry says a long time ago. Practically, this means that state regulation of tariffs for heat will be replaced by the limiting level of energy prices, which will be determined by the price of the supply of heat from alternative (substitute district heating) source.
This very “alternative boiler house” will actually be virtual to determine the price in a particular locality will pay the cost of construction of the actual boiler, the break-even level of heat production and return of investment in construction. In the future, the local CHP will be required to sell heat energy at a price not exceeding the price level of the “alternative boiler house”.
In a number of settlements with the introduction of the AK the price of heat can be reduced, as there are existing posterity are already above the price of “alternative boiler plant” — for example, in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
But in regions such as Astrakhan and Penza oblast and Bashkortostan, have to pay more, as there are rates below the level AK.
The scenario of the “alternative boiler” should be introduced in 2017. The official forecast for the budget for next year assumes a deficit of 3% of GDP, or 2.7 trillion rubles. “But according to our calculations, it will be higher to 3.5% of GDP, or 3.1 trillion rubles,” — said Alexander Suslin.
“The reduction of budget subsidies will be a direct consequence of the implementation of the proposed model of heat market — said “Газете.Ru” the Ministry of energy. — The size reduction of subsidies will depend on the pace of implementation of the model”.
The representative of the Ministry also noted that the complete cessation of subsidies are expected as there will be territories with special conditions of functioning of infrastructure systems, beyond the proposed model conditions (modal, strategic, unique, etc.).
“Thermal power industry is now severely underfunded, and if the investment in the electricity sector amount to about 800 billion rubles per year, in the “heat” — only about 100 billion rubles, — says the head of research and forecasting Analytical credit rating Agency (ACRA) Natalia Porokhova. The rate often does not cover even the costs of suppliers, not to mention the fact that there are not enough funds to upgrade equipment”.
At the same time, according to experts, the cost of inefficient 30-40% primarily due to heat loss and inefficient use of fuel.
Therefore, Porokhova said, “alternative boiler” should serve to attract investors to the industry who would be willing to engage in the development sector.
However, the transition to “an alternative boiler unit” would reduce budget subsidies. “But the national average will increase heat tariffs for consumers by about 30%,” warns the powder.
Alexander Suslin indicates that the introduction of “upper limit”, all heat supply companies will exhibit the maximum amount of the tariff. This means that the burden on consumers, the percentage which the population, will increase substantially.
