KYIV, June 29 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny is ready to take ownership and management of state-owned combined heat and power plants (CHPP), head of the company Yuriy Vitrenko said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

"Next, there are state-owned thermal power plants, which are owned by the SPF. We say 'transfer to us, because this is the most problematic segment in this market. They are even worse at the settlement level than private CHPPs or those run by private companies'," he said.