Kharkiv to Raise Water and Sewage Tariffs Starting in 2027

The executive committee of the Kharkiv City Council has adopted a decision to revise the tariffs for centralized water supply and sewage services provided by the municipal enterprise "Kharkiv Heating Networks". The updated rates are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027.

According to the Department of Economics and Communal Property, the adjustment of tariffs is a necessary measure. The revision is driven by an increase in production costs, specifically rising expenses for electricity, chemical reagents, and necessary material resources.

For households and consumers who are not business entities in the water sector, the rates will change accordingly: water supply will rise from 48.63 to 57.50 UAH per cubic meter, while sewage services will increase from 20.61 to 27.99 UAH per cubic meter, including VAT.

Meanwhile, for business entities operating within the centralized water supply and sewage sector, the approved rates including VAT for the coming year will be 26.22 UAH per cubic meter for water supply and 10.12 UAH per cubic meter for sewage.

The city council's press service emphasized that even after the increase, the total cost of water and sewage services in Kharkiv will remain lower than in the majority of Ukrainian cities. Based on comparative data, the total fee for these utilities will be higher elsewhere: nearly 111 UAH per cubic meter in Kyiv, about 110 UAH in Dnipro, around 102 UAH in Odesa, and over 97 UAH in Lviv.