Kyiv to launch heating in residential buildings on 2 November

Start of the heating season in the capital

The Kyiv city administration has decided to begin connecting multi-apartment residential buildings to the centralised heating system from 2 November. This was announced by the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, on 30 October.

Status of social sector connections

The mayor reminded that the connection of social sector facilities to the heating system began on 16 October. As of now, based on applications from facility heads, heat is being supplied to 50% of social infrastructure objects. Specifically, 402 kindergartens, 85 schools, and 157 medical facilities have been connected.

Technical aspects of system launch

Vitali Klitschko explained that it takes up to a week to fully launch Kyiv’s centralised heating network, which is among the largest in Europe and covers approximately 3,000 km. This is why the decision to start heating in the residential sector was made a few days before the expected sharp drop in temperatures.

«На запуск централізованої системи теплопостачання Києва, що є однією з найбільших у Європі (протяжністю тепломереж близько 3 000 км), необхідно до тижня. Тому рішення розпочати опалювальний сезон у житловому секторі столиця ухвалила за декілька днів до різкого зниження температури», – повідомив Кличко. (It takes up to a week to launch Kyiv’s centralised heating system, which is one of the largest in Europe (with heating networks covering approximately 3,000 km). Therefore, the capital decided to start the heating season in the residential sector a few days before the sharp drop in temperature, Klitschko said.)

Season start conditions and security risks

According to the generally accepted norm, the heating season in Ukrainian cities begins when the average daily air temperature remains below +8 degrees for three consecutive days. Due to Russian strikes, the heating season has been under threat year after year since the start of the full-scale war. Russia deliberately targets energy facilities, aiming to leave Ukrainians without heating during the frosts.