
Deterioration of utility networks and lack of boiler capacity lead to a decrease in temperature in apartments
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The Accounts Chamber in 2024 recorded the rate of network renewal at 0.9–1.9% per year with wear and tear of 3–5%.
Russians will continue to freeze in their homes for a long time during the heating season, since both in the regions and in Moscow pipes that are 90 years old are still working. Konstantin Krokhin, a member of the Committee on Entrepreneurship in the Field of Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, spoke about this in an interview with NSN.
According to the expert, now utility companies do not heat the batteries at full capacity, since in some houses the wear and tear of utility networks is critical, and maximum heating can lead to an accident. He noted that in some communities, wear and tear can reach 90 percent. At the same time, repairs are happening too slowly.
“Back in 2024, the Accounts Chamber noted in its report that the official renewal rate today is from 0.9 to 1.9 percent per year, despite the fact that our wear and tear is from 3 to 5 percent per year. Accordingly, wear and tear accumulates over these decades,” Krokhin explained.
He added that there may not be enough capacity because the old boiler houses were designed to heat a five-story building, and not new high-rise buildings.

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