consortium of consulting companies "CESI S.P.A/AF Mercados Energy Markets International S.A/Sharifa.com" (Italy/Spain/Uzbekistan) on the development of tender documentation for the conduct of international tenders for the purchase of modern metering devices and related equipment necessary for the implementation of the ASKUE throughout the territory of the republic.
Assign responsibility for ensuring coordination to the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Sh. A. Vafayev):
development of tender documentation for the purchase of modern metering devices and related equipment for the implementation of the ASKUE, taking into account the participation of domestic manufacturers in procurement procedures, the creation of service centers for the maintenance of ASKUE and metering devices in the country, as well as other interests of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
accelerated holding of international tenders for the purchase of modern metering devices and related equipment at the expense of borrowed funds of the Asian Development Bank, which ensures the completion of the implementation of the ASKUE throughout the republic no later than December 1, 2021.
JSC "Regional Electric Networks", when purchasing metering devices and related equipment from domestic manufacturers, ensure that their technical parameters comply with the requirements of tender documentation developed for international tenders.
(paragraphs four to ten of paragraph 3 as amended by Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 18, 2020 No. UP-6010 National Database of Legislation, 06/18/2020, No. 06/20/6010/0776)
See the previous edition.
4. The Bureau of Compulsory Enforcement to ensure in 2019 the allocation of JSC "Regional Electric Networks" on a gratuitous basis of funds from the Development Fund of the Bureau of Compulsory Enforcement in the amount of 500 billion soums, not subject to taxation, for parallel financing of the purchase of electric energy metering devices and related equipment based on the selection of the best offers of domestic manufacturers.
(the first paragraph of paragraph 4 as amended by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 18, 2020 No. UP-6010 National Database of Legislation, 06/18/2020, No. 06/20/6010/0776)
See the previous edition.
Exempt domestic manufacturers of electric energy metering devices for a period up to January 1, 2022 from paying customs duties (with the exception of customs clearance fees) for the import of components, raw materials and materials used for the production of electric energy metering devices and related equipment supplied under contracts concluded with JSC "Regional Electric Networks" within the framework of this resolution, as well as value-added tax on the sale of these electric energy metering devices and related equipment.
(the second paragraph of paragraph 4 as amended by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 18, 2020 No. UP-6010 National Database of Legislation, 06/18/2020, No.06/20/6010/0776)
5. To approve the Plan of Practical measures for reforming the electric power industry in accordance with Appendix No. 2.
6. To form a Commission for the Reform of the Electric Power Industry (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) in accordance with Annex No. 3, assigning it jointly with the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank Group:
a) development by May 1, 2019 of a long-term investment program for the expansion, modernization and diversification of generating capacities for the period up to 2030, bringing generating capacities to 20 thousand. MW;
b) development by March 1, 2019 of a modern scheme for the organization of production, transportation, distribution and sale of electric energy, while providing for the broad attraction of private, including foreign, direct investments in enterprises for the production and distribution (sale) of electric energy, including on the terms of public-private partnership, while maintaining full state control for the transportation of electricity, as well as the gradual formation of a modern wholesale electricity market based on competitive purchases of products directly from generating enterprises;
c) preparation and approval by April 1, 2019 of a methodology for calculating electricity tariffs based on covering current and capital expenditures, stimulating the involvement of the private sector in the electric power industry, while providing for the creation of an interdepartmental tariff commission under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
d) ensuring the introduction in 2019 of modern forms and methods of corporate governance, international financial reporting standards in electric power industry enterprises, as well as the issuance and placement of corporate bonds of industry enterprises on international markets;
e) approval by December 1, 2018 of the roadmap for the development of the regulatory framework, procedures and regulations of public-private partnership in the electric power industry;
f) elaboration with potential investors of new investment projects in the field of electric power industry on the terms of public-private partnership, based on the available resource base, modern technological trends and the use of alternative sources of electricity.
7. The Commission (A. N. Aripov) should submit a draft Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the formation of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan by December 15, 2018, entrusting it with the whole range of issues of organization and regulation of the activities of the fuel and energy complex of the republic.
See the previous edition.
8. The Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, together with the Ministry of Energy and the Agency for the Development of Public-Private Partnership under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan, should ensure the beginning of 2019:
(paragraph one of paragraph 8 as amended by Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 18, 2020 No. UP-6010 National Database of Legislation, 06/18/2020, no.06/20/6010/0776)
jointly with the International Finance Corporation to implement a pilot project for the construction of a solar photovoltaic plant with a capacity of 100 MW in Navoi region on the basis of a competitive selection;
together with international financial institutions, the implementation of pilot projects for the construction of a combined-cycle gas plant at one of the country's thermal power plants, as well as the modernization of electricity distribution networks in the cities of Andijan, Namangan, Ferghana on the terms of public-private partnership;
together with international financial institutions to develop the main parameters of the feasibility study for the project "Long-term lease of distribution networks in Tashkent".
See the previous edition.
9. To establish that payment for electric energy produced by hydroelectric power plants as part of Uzbekhydroenergo JSC is made taking into account value added tax by a body that, by the nature of its activity, is authorized by the state to carry out the function (powers) for guaranteed purchase of electric energy, from: