Heating season has completed in the north regions of Kazakhstan. Heat supply of consumers of Pavlodar, Ekibastuz, Petropavlovsk cities has been implemented pursuant to approved temperature schedule without deviations.

In Pavlodar and Ekibastuz, heating winter season started on the 1^st October of 2016 and completed on the 22^nd April of 2017. It was passed through under normal conditions without serious upsets in equipment operation. A certificate of readiness to heating season was obtained in time from the Housing and Public Utilities, Passenger Transport, and Motor Roads Department over Pavlodar city. From the beginning of the heating season, within a period of extra low ambient air temperatures, a round-the-clock work of control services' staff and emergency response and restoration teams of the Company was arranged for a prompt response, enabling timely taking measures on correction of heating networks damages. Number of heating networks damages over Pavlodar — 64 and over Ekibastuz — 171 that is 31.1% and 54.3% lower than last year values, respectively.

In Petropavlovsk, Petropavlovsk Heating Networks, LLP finalized results of the 2016–2017 heating season. Pursuant to resolution of the Akimat of the regional center, the 28th April became an official date of the heating season completion. A program for disconnection of heat supply facilities took 15 days.

An ambient air average temperature in Petropavlovsk the last winter was 5.98°C, whereas an average temperature of heating medium in supply pipeline was 74.4°C, in return pipeline – 50°C.

375 complaints were received by the Company within the heating season. Specialists of the Company examined and adjusted temperature and hydraulic modes of house heating systems with respect to each of the complaints.

As noted by power engineers, the 2016–2017 heating season was trouble-free for Petropavlovsk Heating Networks, LLP and consumers of heat energy. This is made clear by the fact that number of process upsets in main heating systems reduced by 16% and was equal to 74 cases in comparison to the 2015–2016 heating season.