Ibratjon Aliyev – Scientific research and development of solar energy in the modern world and the Republic of Uzbekistan. Monograph (страница 3)

Until September 15, state and economic management bodies, as well as territorial commissions on energy efficiency and the development of renewable energy sources, submit proposals to the Ministry of Energy for inclusion in the List of facilities to be equipped with renewable energy installations, other energy—efficient and energy-saving equipment in the coming year, as well as work to improve thermal protection (hereinafter – the List);

Until October 1, the Ministry of Energy, together with the Ministry of Housing and Communal Services, the Ministry of Economy and Industry, the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the khokimiyats of the regions and the city of Tashkent, forms a list by sectors of the economy and social sphere, as well as districts and cities, indicating specific volumes and sources of financing;

Until October 15, the Republican Commission on Energy Efficiency and Development of Renewable Energy Sources considers and approves the List;

The amount of funds provided in the List is included by the Ministry of Finance in the parameters of the annually approved State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

8. To determine that from January 1, 2020:

a) when designing, reconstructing and constructing all buildings and structures, except for individual housing construction, it is mandatory to provide for:

ensuring energy efficiency of buildings in accordance with building codes and regulations;

provision of a section of energy efficiency indicators of buildings and structures taking into account the requirements of building codes and regulations during the examination of project documentation;

b) state bodies and organizations are obliged to install sensor sensors combined with LED sources for lighting systems, energy-efficient gas-burning devices in buildings and structures on their balance sheet;

c) determination of the class or technical indicators of energy efficiency of products (equipment, goods) and technologies is mandatory when they are certified by accredited bodies in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The Ministry of Construction, together with the Ministry of Energy and the Uzstandart Agency, until November 1, 2019:

to review urban planning norms and rules for radically increasing the energy efficiency requirements of newly constructed and reconstructed buildings and structures;

develop and approve regulatory documents for determining energy efficiency classes of buildings and structures (classes A, B, C and others).

9. Agree with the proposal of the Uzstandart Agency, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Economy and Industry, the Ministry of Innovative Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the phased implementation of the system from December 1, 2019 to January 1, 2023 energy management in accordance with the international standard (ISO 50001) at domestic enterprises and organizations according to the list according to Annex No. 4, which provides:

transparency and objectivity of energy efficiency assessment, reduction of energy intensity of enterprises, as well as reduction of emissions into the atmosphere;

efficiency of energy consumption management with minimal expenditure of resources, primarily financial, increasing the capitalization of assets of enterprises;

improving the competitiveness of manufactured products and services.

10. To the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Agency "Uzstandart" together with the responsible ministries and departments:

within a month to conduct an inventory of the existing regulatory documents on standardization, establishing requirements for energy-efficient, energy-saving technologies and equipment;

within two months to approve the network schedule for the adoption in the period 2019-2020 of the necessary international standards establishing requirements for energy-efficient, energy-saving technologies, equipment and methods of their testing;

within two months, develop and approve a Roadmap for the creation of modern laboratories for testing energy-consuming equipment for compliance with energy efficiency and energy saving indicators by August 1, 2020.

See the previous edition.

11. Prohibit from January 1, 2022 the import into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan of used generating equipment, power step-down transformers, electric motors, as well as energy-intensive household electrical appliances of the energy efficiency category "D".

(the first paragraph of paragraph 11 as amended by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated September 9, 2022 No. UP-220 – National Database of Legislation, 09/10/2022, No. 06/22/220/0812)

See the previous edition.

To approve the list of household electrical appliances of energy efficiency category "D" and below, the import of which into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan is prohibited, according to Annex No. 4a.

(paragraph 11 was supplemented with the second paragraph by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated September 9, 2022 No. UP-220 – National Database of Legislation, 09/10/2022, No. 06/22/220/0812)

To establish that the purchase of electrical equipment and installations, as well as components and materials for enterprises of territorial electric networks is carried out centrally by JSC "Regional Electric Networks".

12. Approve:

the updated composition of the Republican Commission on Energy Efficiency and Development of Renewable Energy Sources (hereinafter – the Republican Commission) according to Appendix No. 5;

standard composition of territorial commissions on energy efficiency and development of renewable energy sources according to Appendix No. 6.

Republican Commission (A. N. Aripov):

by October 15, 2019, to approve the methodology for determining indicators for improving energy efficiency and saving fuel and energy resources;

by October 20, 2019, to form a list of economic sectors in the context of energy-intensive enterprises for further assessment of their energy efficiency and saving of fuel and energy resources;

by December 20, 2019, to approve targets for improving energy efficiency and saving fuel and energy resources by sectors of the economy, providing for savings of at least 2.4 billion kWh of electric energy, 2.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas and 20 thousand tons of petroleum products in 2020 – 2022;

make, if necessary, changes and additions to the parameters of the Integrated Program;

to carry out effective organization and coordination of work on the fulfillment of the tasks defined by this resolution.

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall approve the regulations on the Republican Commission within a month.

13. Determine that:

a) The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

is the authorized body for the implementation of a unified state policy in the field of ensuring energy efficiency in economic and social sectors, the introduction of energy-saving technologies for all categories of consumers, regardless of ownership and departmental affiliation, as well as the development of renewable energy;

acts as the responsible executive body for the coordination and management of projects in the field of energy efficiency improvement of economic and social sectors, the introduction of energy-saving technologies and the development of renewable energy sources in the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as monitoring and reporting during their implementation;

It is a working body of the Republican Commission;

It is the national coordinating body of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

b) draft regulatory legal acts and programs for the introduction of renewable energy sources are subject to mandatory coordination with the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

14. Assign the following additional tasks to the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

implementation of a unified state policy in the field of improving the energy efficiency of economic and social sectors, reducing the energy intensity of the economy, as well as stimulating the active introduction of advanced energy-saving technologies;

development of proposals for investment projects in order to improve energy efficiency, including through the organization and conduct of scientific research;

development of mechanisms to stimulate the introduction of modern energy-efficient and energy-saving technologies in government agencies and organizations, in the production processes of organizations of economic sectors, as well as monitoring the efficiency of energy consumption;

organization of trainings for advanced training of specialists in the field of energy audit and energy service providers, taking into account international experience and involving, if necessary, foreign specialists;

determining the procedure for organizing the activities of energy auditors, monitoring the conduct of mandatory energy surveys of consumers of fuel and energy resources and the implementation of relevant recommendations, as well as monitoring the activities of energy service companies;