KIEV, Jan. 29 - Ukraine’s National Committee for Power Regulation (NCPR), the government’s energy sector regulating body, on Thursday moved to increase by 75.4% natural gas prices for the industrial sector in 2009, the committee reported.

The committee increased gas prices to 2,020 hryvnias ($262.3) per 1,000 cu m for industrial consumers, government-financed agencies and organizations in January 2009, up from 1,152 hryvnias ($200.0) as of the late 2008.