President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has commissioned local authorities with the task to use the potential of gas service installation as efficiently as possible, BelTA has learnt. At the ceremony of launching the natural gas supply in Berezino, the Head of State said that local authorities have to think about the ways to use the potential of the gas service installation as efficiently as possible. According to him, the priority task here is to reduce energy consumption. Cutting-edge energy-saving technologies should be employed to secure the economical use of resources, he said. According to the President, thrift and care are becoming the key factors of improving the well-being of people, the Belarusian Head of State underlined. A reminder, Berezino was the last out of 118 regional centres of Belarus where the natural gas service was installed. According to First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko, the gas service was installed in Berezino 5 months ahead of the schedule. “It is time regional executive committees join the process. They have to think about extending gas service to the manufacturing sector and private houses,” he underlined. Many people are concerned about the possible increase in gas prices, Alexander Lukashenko said. “The world oil prices have recently plummeted almost three times. But no one can guarantee that gas prices will not rise tomorrow,” he said. According to the Head of State, we should proceed from the fact that natural gas will never be cheap. According to Vladimir Semashko, natural gas will remain the cheapest and most eco-friendly fuel at least until 2025.

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