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Uzbekistan plans to create a free market for liquefied gas
In Uzbekistan, it is planned to create a free market for liquefied gas, as well as introduce energy passports for each community and expand digital services for energy consumers.
Energy Minister Sherzod Khojaev announced this in an interview with O`zbekiston 24 TV channel following the review by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of the report on the implementation of instructions given at a video conference meeting on issues of the fuel and energy industry, held on July 27.
According to the minister, an energy passport will be generated for each mahalla, containing information about the number and categories of consumers, the condition of electrical and gas networks, the necessary costs for their repair and modernization, as well as the possibilities of connecting new subscribers. If the existing infrastructure is insufficient, the document will reflect measures to expand networks.
Another direction will be to improve the interaction of electricity and natural gas suppliers with the population and entrepreneurs. According to Khodjaev, the existing mechanisms for processing requests require modernization. It is planned to develop online platforms and integrate them with information and billing systems so that users can receive information about debts and use other services through a mobile application.
It is also planned to organize the reception of messages about interruptions in electricity and gas supply through the mobile application, which will reduce the need to contact call centers. At the same time, it is planned to increase the number of operators and improve the efficiency of processing requests.
The minister noted that special attention will be paid to reducing losses in the supply of electricity and natural gas, reducing debt and increasing the efficiency of the industry.
To achieve this, it is planned to more actively use digital technologies and artificial intelligence tools to set tasks for employees, analyze risks, identify areas with high accident rates and predict possible failures. According to him, this will allow decisions to be made in advance to increase capacity and modernize infrastructure.
A separate direction is the development of a competitive environment in the energy market. In particular, the task has been set to form a free market for liquefied gas.
To achieve this, it is planned to revise the current technical regulations and simplify the sale of imported liquefied gas to the population and business by entrepreneurs while maintaining current safety requirements.
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