According to the Ministry, gas consumption by heating companies decreased from 1.521 billion cubic meters to 1.35 billion cubic meters (11.4% less compared to January 2016). The population and budget institutions in January 2016 consumed 2.5 billion cubic meters, while in January 2017 = only 2.39 billion cubic meters (5.7% less). The industry reduced the consumption of blue fuel from 1.09 billion cubic meters to 1.05 billion cubic meters (4.6% less).