Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan has opened public consultations on a package of draft regulations, including a presidential decree on social support for the population during the transition to market-based principles in the fuel and energy sector, and two Cabinet of Ministers resolutions on liquefied gas supplies and district heating tariffs.
From 1 November 2026, the government proposes setting the price of liquefied gas at 5,000 soums per kilogram and introducing new heating and hot water tariffs. Eligible families are also expected to receive one-time payments of 1 million soums in November.
The draft regulations are open for public discussion on the regulatory acts portal from 13 to 28 October 2026.
The draft resolution on liquefied gas sets the retail price for households at 5,000 soums per kilogram, including VAT.
The maximum delivery charge for household gas supplies will be 1,300 soums per kilogram, including VAT. The service will be provided by LPG-Trade LLC, established under Presidential Resolution No. PP-326 of 12 September 2026, with the participation of Hududgazta’minot JSC.
The company is to receive a subsidy from the national budget to cover justified costs associated with supplying gas at the regulated prices. The Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Energy must submit proposals on liberalizing regulated liquefied gas prices by 1 May 2027.
Eligible families will receive compensation of 3,000 soums for each kilogram of liquefied gas purchased, capped at 20 kilograms per month.
Payments will continue until 1 January 2030. Recipients will include families listed in the Social Register, families outside the register whose per capita income does not exceed twice the minimum consumer expenditure level, and families with orphans or children deprived of parental care. The money will be transferred to recipients’ social cards after their gas purchases are verified.
As an exception, two or more families living in the same house will be allowed to receive separate gas cylinders for each family. This will require separate gas stoves and kitchens, as well as an official report from the local mahalla’s “seven-member” community team and gas supply workers.
The proposed district heating tariffs, including VAT, vary by region and service provider. From 1 November 2026, heating and hot water tariffs are set to increase by an average of 30%.
For the first time, hot water tariffs across the country are being established by a government resolution. In Tashkent, where services are provided by Veolia Energy Tashkent, heating will cost 314 soums per square metre per day, while thermal energy will cost 203,636 soums per gigacalorie.
Hot water will cost 45,330 soums per person per month for households without meters and 11,607 soums per cubic metre for those with meters.
From 1 January 2028, the government proposes indexing household tariffs annually from 1 May in line with inflation, with increases capped at 10%.
The draft presidential decree provides for one-time payments of 1 million soums in November to families listed in the Social Register and certain families outside it, including low-income households and residents of apartment buildings connected to centralized heating. Single people in need of care and families with orphans will also qualify.
Additional lists are to be compiled by mahallas by 1 November, and payments must be completed by 30 November 2026. The number of families on an additional list must not exceed 50% of the number of families in the Social Register in the relevant district or city.
The Cabinet of Ministers has also been instructed to raise the winter basic electricity consumption allowance within one week from 200 to 350 kWh for consumers in areas without natural gas or where gas delivery is difficult.
The draft decree also raises the income threshold for electricity and gas compensation from 1.5 to twice the minimum consumer expenditure level and extends the compensation programme until 1 April 2028.
