Yeltsin vowed that regional electrical utilities will get subsidies so they can avoid cutting power to customers during the winter. Preparing for the power demands of the season, a predictable period of cold, and coming between the autumn and spring equinoxes, seems beyond the ability of some officials, Yeltsin noted. He cited the eastern region of Primorsky, where residents had electricity only nine hours a day last winter.
Ready for Winter
Yeltsin vowed that regional electrical utilities will get subsidies so they can avoid cutting power to customers during the winter. Preparing for the power demands of the season, a predictable period of cold, and coming between the autumn and spring equinoxes, seems beyond the ability of some officials, Yeltsin noted. He cited the eastern region of Primorsky, where residents had electricity only nine hours a day last winter.
