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Title in national language: 
Закон Республики Казахстан № 588 от 2004 г. "Об Электроэнергетике"
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2004
Effective Start Year: 
2006
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Law
Economic Sector: 
Power
Energy Types: 
Power, Renewable
Issued by: 
Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
Notes: 
No official English translation available (Google Translate).
Overall Summary: 
The Law On Electricity No. 588 of 2004 regulates social relations arising in the process of production, transmission and consumption of electricity and heat.
Governance
Energy management principles: 
Article 3. Goals and objectives of state regulation in the field of electric power. 1. State regulation in the field of electric power industry is carried out in order to: 1) maximum satisfaction of the demand of energy consumers and protection of the rights of participants in the electric and thermal energy market by creating competitive conditions in the market that guarantee consumers the right to choose suppliers of electric and thermal energy; 2) ensuring the safe, reliable and stable functioning of the electric power complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 3) the unity of management of the electric power complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan as a particularly important system of life support for the economic, economic and social complexes of the country.