Almost a million people might face the winter without access to gas after 7 gas companies went bankrupt. 35 other gas companies are also nearing bankruptcy putting millions more at risk. Why? The import price of natural gas has increased and there are no stockpiled gas reserves. Why not make gas more expensive? There is a maximum price the companies can charge customers, which is not enough to keep up with the increase in import price. Other issues? The food prices have increased.