Recently, the issue of timely and full payments for consumed gas and electricity became key at a meeting of the permanent regional commission on settlements for energy carriers, reports the press service of "Volynoblenergo". \n \nOpening the meeting, Bohdan Shyba, acting first deputy governor of Volyn, noted that the issue of settlements for electricity is under close control of the regional authorities. Among the priority areas of work for energy workers, he named the elimination of last year's debts and the reduction of technological losses. Anatoliy Burin, chairman of the board of "Volynoblenergo," noted that payment for electricity this year is insufficient. Whereas in 2004 subscribers settled with the enterprise at 99%, in January settlements amounted to 86%. The most, over 600 thousand hryvnias, was owed by housing and communal enterprises. In particular, they owe almost 132 thousand just for the lighting of Lutsk in January. Despite this, in the first ten days of February not a single kopiyka has been paid. Members of the commission see improvement in the state of settlements in more active work with subscribers, but emphasize that it must have a specific approach to each sector, and each disconnection of a debtor must have motives and should be resorted to only in extreme cases. \n \nIncidentally, information has appeared on the internet that "Volynoblenergo" has appealed to the National Electricity Regulatory Commission of Ukraine with a request to raise tariffs. \n