(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 8. President of
Kazakhstan Kasym-Jomart Tokayev has signed the law "On Heat and
Power Industry," the statement of the press service of the
government of Kazakhstan said, Trend reports.
According to the information, the text governs public relations
deriving from the production, transmission, implementation, and use
of heat energy for the first time in the form of an independent
law, with the goal of promoting the development and high quality
operation of heat supply systems.
The law modernizes the system of regulation in the heat energy
sector by introducing new and strengthening existing tools to
ensure their quality and smooth functioning.
The goals, objectives, and principles of state regulation in the
heat sector have been defined.
Meanwhile, tools for development planning and assessment of the
heat and power sector have been introduced to ensure its consistent
and efficient development. In particular, the Ministry of Energy
will approve key and target indicators of the heat power sector by
regions, sectors of production, transportation, sales, and
consumption of heat energy developed by sectoral state bodies.
Furthermore, the heat supply system is structured, and the
rights and obligations of heat supply subjects and consumers of
their services are regulated. Heat supply systems are subdivided
into centralized, local, and individual heat supply systems
depending on their capacity and connected load of consumers.
Mechanisms for tariff regulation, support for energy saving, and
the use of renewable energy sources in the heat sector have been
updated to increase the sector's investment attractiveness.
The requirements for ensuring the reliability and safety of heat
supply, conditions for repair works, and decommissioning of heat
sources were established, and requirements for ensuring readiness
for the heating season were strengthened.
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