In the agency, it is emphasized that the country's energy system is facing limited capacities and a shortage of electricity, especially during the winter period.
In conditions of electricity deficit, energy companies are forced to impose restrictions on maximum capacity for certain categories of consumers, which may lead to a reduction in limits, for example, from 5 kW to 3 kW during peak hours. This creates problems in ensuring users with the necessary volumes of electricity and requires additional measures for consumption management.
To address the electricity deficit, imported supplies from neighboring countries are being used, which increases the financial burden on energy companies. In 2024, the import volume amounted to 3.84 billion kWh, and for 2025, 3.8 billion kWh is planned.According to the current tariff policy, the Ministry of Energy reports that tariffs for electricity for the population with consumption up to 700 kWh per month are adjusted by 20% annually, while for industrial and commercial users, adjustments are made according to the actual inflation rate of the previous year. For other categories of consumers, adjustments are also provided, taking inflation into account and an additional 3.5%. It is expected that the implementation of the Medium-Term Tariff Policy will eliminate the cash deficit in the energy sector by 2030.
Moreover, differentiated tariffs by time of day will only be applied to the "Population" category that has automated accounting systems (AIIСKUЭ). The following coefficients are planned:
- night zone (from 00:00 to 06:00) - 0.5;
- day zone (from 06:00 to 00:00) - 1.5;
- peak hours (from 07:00 to 10:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00) - 2.0.
- coefficient for the night zone (from 00:00 to 06:00) - 0.75;
- coefficient for the day zone (from 06:00 to 00:00) - 1.0;
- coefficient during peak hours (from 07:00 to 10:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00) - 2.0.
The ministry believes that these changes will help balance tariff ratios while creating incentives for consumers who shift their load to nighttime and ensuring a fairer distribution of electricity costs across different time intervals.The implementation of the proposed project aims to reduce the load during peak consumption hours, improve the daily energy consumption schedule, enhance the resilience of the energy system under limited capacities, and create incentives for the modernization of electricity accounting systems and the introduction of AIIСKUЭ.
The Ministry of Energy emphasizes that the new tariffs will be applied where there is technical capability on the part of energy supply organizations and on a voluntary basis for consumers.
