accelerated holding of international tenders for the purchase of modern metering devices and related equipment at the expense of borrowed funds of the Asian Development Bank, which ensures the completion of the implementation of the ASKUE throughout the republic no later than December 1, 2021.

JSC "Regional Electric Networks", when purchasing metering devices and related equipment from domestic manufacturers, ensure that their technical parameters comply with the requirements of tender documentation developed for international tenders.

(paragraphs four to ten of paragraph 3 as amended by Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 18, 2020 No. UP-6010 – National Database of Legislation, 06/18/2020, No. 06/20/6010/0776)

See the previous edition.

4. The Bureau of Compulsory Enforcement to ensure in 2019 the allocation of JSC "Regional Electric Networks" on a gratuitous basis of funds from the Development Fund of the Bureau of Compulsory Enforcement in the amount of 500 billion soums, not subject to taxation, for parallel financing of the purchase of electric energy metering devices and related equipment based on the selection of the best offers of domestic manufacturers.

(the first paragraph of paragraph 4 as amended by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 18, 2020 No. UP-6010 – National Database of Legislation, 06/18/2020, No. 06/20/6010/0776)

See the previous edition.

Exempt domestic manufacturers of electric energy metering devices for a period up to January 1, 2022 from paying customs duties (with the exception of customs clearance fees) for the import of components, raw materials and materials used for the production of electric energy metering devices and related equipment supplied under contracts concluded with JSC "Regional Electric Networks" within the framework of this resolution, as well as value-added tax on the sale of these electric energy metering devices and related equipment.

(the second paragraph of paragraph 4 as amended by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 18, 2020 No. UP-6010 – National Database of Legislation, 06/18/2020, No.06/20/6010/0776)

5. To approve the Plan of Practical measures for reforming the electric power industry in accordance with Appendix No. 2.

6. To form a Commission for the Reform of the Electric Power Industry (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) in accordance with Annex No. 3, assigning it jointly with the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank Group:

a) development by May 1, 2019 of a long-term investment program for the expansion, modernization and diversification of generating capacities for the period up to 2030, bringing generating capacities to 20 thousand. MW;

b) development by March 1, 2019 of a modern scheme for the organization of production, transportation, distribution and sale of electric energy, while providing for the broad attraction of private, including foreign, direct investments in enterprises for the production and distribution (sale) of electric energy, including on the terms of public-private partnership, while maintaining full state control for the transportation of electricity, as well as the gradual formation of a modern wholesale electricity market based on competitive purchases of products directly from generating enterprises;

c) preparation and approval by April 1, 2019 of a methodology for calculating electricity tariffs based on covering current and capital expenditures, stimulating the involvement of the private sector in the electric power industry, while providing for the creation of an interdepartmental tariff commission under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan;