Compensation to be provided to individuals in the amount of 30% of the cost of acquiring solar photovoltaic stations

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a resolution “On accelerated measures to improve energy efficiency in economic and social spheres, implement energy-saving technologies and develop renewable energy sources”.

According to the resolution:

- in private households, solar photovoltaic stations (on average 2 kW) and solar water heaters (on average 200 liters) will be installed;

- non-standard gas burner devices will be replaced by modern and energy-efficient gas burner devices.

From 1 January 2020, individuals will be provided with compensation in the amount of 30% of the cost of purchasing solar photovoltaic stations, solar water heaters, as well as energy-efficient gas burner devices, but not more than:

- 3 million soums - for solar photovoltaic stations;

- 1.5 million soums - for solar water heaters;

- 200 thousand soums - for gas burner devices.

According to the resolution, from 1 September 2019, it is forbidden to import into the republic territory of used generating equipment, power step-down transformers, electric motors, as well as energy-consuming equipment of the energy efficiency category.