Some of Vilnius residents have already received heating bills for October. For most, they are lower than in September, when the heating season did not begin.
Ingrida, a resident of Vilnius living in a 25-square metre apartment in an old building, paid 27 euros for hot water and a heating coil in September. In October, she received a bill for 22 euros.
“In total, my hot water, coil and heating bills in October were lower than in September, when the heating was not yet on,” Ingrida said.
Marius, another Vilnius resident, said he had to pay 10 euros more in September than in October just for the coil and hot water.
“The bill for a 62-square metre apartment in an old building was 58 euros in October and 68 euros in September,” he said.
Vilnius started the heating season on October 17.
The Vilnius municipality previously said that the heating price in October was expected to be 8.9 cents per kilowatt-hour.
Preliminary October bills were estimated at around 33 euros for residents living in a 50-square metre apartment in a renovated house and more than 55 euros for those living in a non-renovated house.
Amid the energy crisis, the municipality decided to temporarily stop using natural gas and switch to cheaper fuel oil for the city’s energy needs, including hot water and heating. (LRT/Business World Magazine)
