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title: "Andriy Dorofeev from UKRAVTONOMGAZ proposes LPG to save heating networks"
description: "Andriy Dorofeev from UKRAVTONOMGAZ suggests using LPG to save heating networks in winter, but a 5-fold excise tax increase hinders infrastructure projects."
date: 2026-10-09T06:04:00.000Z
lang: en
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tags: [ukravtonomgaz, andriy-dorofeev, lpg, energy-security, heating-season, ukraine]
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# Andriy Dorofeev from UKRAVTONOMGAZ proposes LPG to save heating networks

![Andriy Dorofeev and UKRAVTONOMGAZ equipment for autonomous LPG gas supply](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/09/andrej-dorofeev-ukravtonomgaz-lpg-teplosetey/andrej-dorofeev-ukravtonomgaz-lpg-teplosetey-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- Focusing only on generators leaves heating grids vulnerable to freezing.
- LPG serves as a fast and reliable reserve fuel for boiler houses.
- A 5-fold excise tax hike on LPG has stalled critical CHP storage projects.
- Propane power generation is 40% more cost-effective than diesel fuel.

Ahead of the heating season, UKRAVTONOMGAZ and its founder Andriy Dorofeev, together with heat energy experts, released a forecast on community energy security. Analysts warn that a massive focus exclusively on electric generators leaves heating systems vulnerable, as their shutdown threatens infrastructure with freezing, and propose using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a reliable backup.

### Threat to Critical Infrastructure

According to industry experts, stopping gas boiler houses in winter even for a short time can lead to irreversible damage to heating systems in residential buildings and social facilities such as hospitals, schools, and kindergartens. "Liquefied gas can be quickly delivered to the site and launch a boiler house that previously ran on natural gas," Dorofeev comments. Video analytics show that securing backup heat requires prior preparation and modernization of existing boiler facilities.

### Tax Barriers and Process Economics

However, a serious obstacle to developing such systems and strengthening Ukraine's energy independence has been a 5-fold increase in the excise tax on LPG. Due to tax changes, a large-scale strategic project at one of the country's largest thermal power plants (CHPs) to build an LPG storage backup park with a total volume of 2,000 cubic meters has already been suspended. "Today, the cost price of one gigacalorie of heat from propane-butane is 5,928 hryvnias, with 40% of this amount being the excise tax," emphasizes the head of the enterprise, noting unequal conditions with the EU, where a zero rate applies.

### Contradictory Data

On the one hand, experts point to the colossal vulnerability of municipal heating networks when attention is concentrated exclusively on electric generators and prove that generation from propane is 40% more profitable than diesel. On the other hand, a five-fold increase in the excise tax on liquefied gas makes investments in backup storage parks economically challenging, creating a conflict between the need for urgent infrastructure modernization and the state's current fiscal policy amid crisis conditions.

### Ministry of Energy Regulations and Prospects

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine has developed strict regulations for crisis situations. According to Orders No. 330 and No. 437, consumers are divided into five gas shutdown queues, and during a crisis, enterprises are obliged to stop consumption at the first demand of the operator. In these realities, UKRAVTONOMGAZ continues to implement comprehensive LPG-based solutions to protect industry and municipalities.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Андрей Дорофеев из УКРАВТОНОМГАЗ предлагает сжиженный газ LPG для спасения теплосетей](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/ukravtonomgaz-andriy-dorofeev-lpg-1791466153.html) - Официальные данные о прогнозах компании, рисках замерзания сетей и росте акциза на LPG в 5 раз.
- [Андрей Дорофеев о LPG как альтернативе дизелю для общин: аналитика УКРАВТОНОМГАЗ](https://gazeta.ua/ru/articles/life/_andrej-dorofeev-o-lpg-kak-alternative-dizelyu-dlya-obschin-analitika-ukravtonomgaz/1259791) - Экономические расчеты себестоимости тепла и сравнение эффективности пропана с дизельным топливом.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: Why don't electric generators completely solve the heat supply problem?
**A:** Generators provide electricity but do not replace thermal generation. Stopping gas boilers in winter can cause heating systems to freeze and fail.

### Q: Why was the CHP project suspended?
**A:** The project to build a 2,000 cubic meter LPG storage park was suspended due to a five-fold increase in the excise tax on liquefied gas.