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New buildings and buildings undergoing reconstruction will be required to install solar panels and water heaters
New rules aimed at increasing the energy efficiency of buildings will come into force in Uzbekistan from June 1, 2025. This is provided for by the presidential decree of March 11 on the radical reform of the heat supply sector.
According to the decree, during the construction and reconstruction of buildings, the design documentation must include requirements for the mandatory installation of energy-saving equipment, alternative heating systems (heat pumps, solar collectors) and renewable energy installations (solar panels, etc.) for their own needs.
The requirement will apply to all facilities regardless of funding sources (budget, international financial institutions, public-private partnerships, private and other sources).
The Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services has been instructed to monitor the installation of the said equipment, as well as the insulation of facades and roofs of new buildings.
All projects for the construction of new, modernization and reconstruction of existing centralized heat supply systems provide for the introduction of a closed heat supply system.
The construction of internal heating systems and hot water supply distribution systems, as well as the full installation of metering devices on structures and networks in multi-apartment residential buildings and buildings will also become mandatory.
Every year, in the program for the development of social and industrial infrastructure, at least 10% of the funds allocated for the heat supply sector will be directed to the installation of energy-saving equipment.
In all social institutions where construction and modernization projects are being implemented, economical sanitary and hygienic premises are mandatory, provided with a constant hot water supply, washbasins, as well as showers in sports halls, providing for the convenience of their technical operation.
When determining the capacity of boiler houses in the framework of construction and reconstruction projects, it is instructed to take into account the full coverage of all apartment buildings, social institutions and administrative buildings, as well as industry and the private sector, located in the relevant territory.
In areas with an existing centralized heat supply, connection to the heating networks of new apartment buildings, administrative buildings, social institutions, industrial and commercial facilities under construction will also become mandatory.
Prices (tariffs) for heat supply services of enterprises within Issikliktaminoti (to whose balance sheet 23 heat supply enterprises are transferred) and operating on the basis of public-private partnership are regulated by the Interdepartmental Tariff Commission.
In addition, it is prohibited to define boiler houses under the management of heat supply enterprises as empty facilities without obtaining the consent of Issikliktaminoti, as well as to put them up for electronic auction.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has been instructed to bring the documentation of social institutions into line with the new requirements as soon as possible, attract international experts and develop mechanisms for financing energy-efficient projects.
It is also planned to regularly attract grants and loans from international financial institutions to modernize the heat supply sector.
Recall that in 2025, Uzbekistan plans to equip 250 thousand facilities with solar panels, including 150 thousand houses.
This year, 135 thousand apartments in new buildings in Uzbekistan are planned to be connected to centralized heating, and kitchens will be equipped with electric stoves.
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