Uzbekistan Approves New Electricity and Gas Tariffs

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s Interdepartmental Tariff Commission under the Cabinet of Ministers has approved tariffs for electricity generation, transmission, distribution and sales, as well as prices for natural gas. The decision was adopted on 15 July at the commission’s 37th meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Jamshid Kuchkarov.

For the first time, the document publishes in one place rates not only for power plants but also for main and regional electricity networks. The tariff review was required after gas and electricity prices were increased from 1 June.

For electricity generation, the lowest of the listed tariffs was set for Uzbekhydroenergo at 522 soums per 1 kWh, including VAT. Among thermal power plants, the lowest rate was set for Talimarjan Thermal Power Plant at 579 soums.

The tariff for Thermal Power Plants JSC is 834 soums per 1 kWh, while the rates for Novo-Angren Thermal Power Plant, Angren Thermal Power Plant and Tahiatash Thermal Power Plant are 828 soums, 947 soums and 957 soums, respectively. The highest rate among the listed power plants was set for Tashkent Thermal Power Plant at 1,126 soums.

Two rates were established for Navoi Thermal Power Plant: 887 soums per 1 kWh for electricity supplied to Uzenergosotish and 832 soums for NavoiAzot.

The tariff for Tashkent Thermal Power Plant is therefore more than twice the Uzbekhydroenergo rate and almost twice the Talimarjan Thermal Power Plant tariff.

For National Electric Grids of Uzbekistan JSC, the electricity transmission tariff through main networks was set at 98 soums per 1 kWh.

Energosavdo, the single electricity purchaser, was assigned a sales tariff of 704 soums per 1 kWh. Electricity to cover losses of the distribution system operator will be supplied at 843 soums, while electricity to cover losses of the transmission system operator will cost 735 soums per 1 kWh.

Tariffs for services provided by enterprises of Regional Electric Networks JSC range from 171 to 410 soums per 1 kWh, depending on the region. The highest rate was set in Karakalpakstan at 410 soums, while the lowest was set in Kashkadarya Region at 171 soums.

The tariff in Navoi Region is 369 soums, in Ferghana Region 366 soums, Jizzakh Region 300 soums, Khorezm Region 286 soums, Samarkand Region 278 soums, Tashkent 276 soums, Bukhara Region 276 soums, Tashkent Region 254 soums, Surkhandarya Region 246 soums, Syrdarya Region 245 soums, Andijan Region 243 soums and Namangan Region 193 soums.

The electricity distribution tariff in Karakalpakstan is therefore 2.4 times higher than in Kashkadarya Region.

A tariff of 278 soums per 1 kWh was set for Samarkand Regional Electric Networks, which is managed by Turkey’s Aksa Enerji.

The commission also approved natural gas prices and tariffs. UzGasTrade will sell gas to Hududgazta’minot at 1.39 million soums per 1,000 cubic metres, including VAT. For its own needs, Uztransgaz will pay 1.6 million soums per 1,000 cubic metres.

Uztransgaz’s gas transmission tariff for UzGasTrade and other companies is 195,000 soums per 1,000 cubic metres. The cost of transporting gas through Hududgazta’minot’s networks was set at 240,000 soums per 1,000 cubic metres.

The document separately states that where an international treaty involving Uzbekistan provides for different rates, the terms of that treaty will apply.

According to Gazeta’s data at the end of May, the cost of producing 1 kWh of electricity was 1,100 soums, while the cost of 1 cubic metre of gas was 2,200 soums. In April 2024, these figures were estimated at 1,000 soums and 2,000 soums, respectively. Thus, the cost of energy resources increased by 10% over two years.

The stated cost includes expenses not only for electricity generation, transmission and distribution, but also for gas imports.