Gazprom limiting gas use in several regions - sources
MOSCOW. Feb 18 (Interfax) - Gazprom has imposed limits on gas consumption in a number of Russian regions due to the current cold snap, several sources in the fuel and energy sector told Interfax.
Schedule N1 was invoked at the beginning of the week and will remain in force at least until February 25, one of the sources said.
Gazprom and gas provider Gazprom Mezhregiongaz are not yet commenting.
But a Gazprom Mezhregiongaz subsidiary, Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Volgograd, put a press release out on Friday evening saying that Schedule N1 has been imposed and that the "special regime would stay in effect until the situation has normalized."
A representative of a generating company said Schedule N1 had been introduced in all regions where it was present.
Another source said the schedule affected most of the Unified Gas Transportation System's regions.