14:13, 11 мая 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Tatyana KUDRYAVTSEVA
«The electricity tariff will be changed only once a year from now on,» Taalaibek Baigaziev, Chairman of the Board of the National Energy Holding, said at a press conference.
According to him, amendments to the medium-term tariff policy for 2023 have already been adopted and have entered into force. The electricity rate for the population was increased by 23 tyiyns — up to 1 som per kilowatt-hour.
«In general, the State Agency for Regulation of the Fuel and Energy Complex is in charge of pricing policy. There will be some adjustments, but no changes to the tariff are planned. We would like to reassure our consumers,» Taalaibek Baigaziev said.
He also noted that the adjustment of the medium-term tariff is a political decision. The increase is 23 tyiyns, although more was required.
«We start small. In previous years, the state provided support for the population — wages, pensions, benefits were increased so that the increase in tariffs would not hit the pocket. It is assumed that the increase in tariffs will bring 2.4 billion soms to the budgets of energy companies. We have planned a large amount of reconstruction and construction of networks for the same year, providing new housing estates with electricity, building new and reconstructing old lines, and switching to self-insulating wires. It is planned to install more than 200 new transformer substations and replace about 300. The money will be used for these purposes and for the network economy in general,» Taalaibek Baigaziev concluded.