More than 90% of the inhabitants of the Crimea in the survey said “no” to the offer Kiev – RBC

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These poll residents of the Crimea, commissioned by President Vladimir Putin at a press conference unveiled the director of VTsIOM, Tass reports.

93,2% of residents were in favor of the peninsula to the contract on the supply of electricity from Ukraine did not indicate that the Crimea and Sevastopol are part of Ukraine. More than 94% of respondents said they are willing to tolerate minor power outages for three to four months.

December 31, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that President Vladimir Putin has ordered an in Crimea opinion poll about whether to to conclude a contract for the supply of electricity from Ukraine. “The first question -” to support or not the conclusion of a commercial contract with Ukraine for the supply of the electric power in the Crimea and Sevastopol, if it is stated that the Crimea and Sevastopol are part of Ukraine? “The second question -” Are you ready to temporary difficulties related with minor interruptions of power supply for the next three or four months? “- said the Minister of the content of the survey.

According to VTsIOM director Valery Fedotov, the Crimea was conducted a telephone survey. In Sevastopol were interviewed 400 people in the Republic of Crimea have chosen 600 people.

On the night of December 31 had fallen electric poles “Kakhovka-Titan”, the only way in which electricity is supplied from Ukraine in Crimea. The result was a number of areas of the peninsula is de-energized: Krasnoperekopsky, Razdolnensky, Pervomaisky, Sea, Saki, and also partially Dzhankoysky areas and Yevpatoria and Saki. According to the preliminary conclusions of Ukrainian experts, the support was blown up.

According to power lines “Kakhovka-Titan” Crimea receives 160 MW of electricity, 400 MW has come to the peninsula for two NITC energy bridge from the Krasnodar Territory. By May, it is planned that on the energy bridge Peninsula will receive 800 MW of electricity. By this time, according to the order of Putin, Russia should not be acting Energokontrakt of electricity supplies from Ukraine.

Krymchane against the deal with Ukraine

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At the end of November – beginning of December Crimea faced with an energy blockade of the peninsula part of Ukraine. On the night of 22 November 2015 the supply of electricity from Ukraine in Crimea completely stopped after the explosion supports four lines. Submission of one of the branches was renewed on December 8th. By this time, the supply of electricity to the peninsula was partially restored after the commissioning of the first line of December 2 energy bridge from the Krasnodar Territory.