„Just four or five days ago we had nearly 20 degrees Celsius in the daytime. Then the weather suddenly cooled. The centralised heating will be announced accordingly, given the temperatures. We do not plan to do that yet,“ Valdas Benkunskas told reporters at the Vilnius heat plant.
He recalled that each and every block of flats or administrative building is able to switch on heating individually, as decided by a majority of the residents. The municipal building and some of educational institutions have already done that, he said.
Gerimantas Bakanas, head of Vilnius Heat Networks (VŠT), said heat bills will be lower on average during the entire 2024-2025 season. In October, they are set to be down by 27% from October 2023, he noted.
Centralised heating is turned on when average outdoor temperatures stay below 10 degrees Celsius for three consecutive days.