TURKMENISTAN: Law No. 104-V of 2014 on Electricity (2019 Ed.)

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Title in national language: 
Закон Туркменистана от 2014 г. № 104-V "Об электроэнергетике" (с изменениями от 08.06.2019 г.)
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2014
Effective Start Year: 
2019
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Act
Economic Sector: 
Power
Energy Types: 
All, Coal, Oil, Power, Gas, Renewable, Other
Issued by: 
Office of the President of the Republic of Turkmenistan
Notes: 
No English translation available
Overall Summary: 
Present Act establishes an all-encompassing framework for the regulation of electric power industry in the Republic of Turkmenistan. Focusing on measures to achieve economy-wide improvements, the policy facilitates the introduction of innovative and energy-conserving technologies, supports capacity building in the energy sector.
Access
Energy access priorities: 
Regulatory measures are focused on ensuring stable and uninterrupted supply of power in the Republic of Turkmenistan.
Efficiency
EE financial incentives: 
Art. 15. Financial stimulus packages shall be deployed to facilitate projects on energy efficiency.
Renewable Energy
RE priorities: 
Pursue in a balanced manner the objective of accelerating the contribution of renewable energy to economic prosperity of the country.
Environment
Energy environmental priorities: 
Art. 7. Ultimate goals of Turkmenistan’s energy legislation include ensuring environmental sustainability.
Land use change for energy production purposes: 
Art. 5. The Act provides for the allocation of land resources for power plans construction, seeks to ensure compliance with existing standards for environmental protection, envisages the establishment of special protection zones.
Pricing
Energy pricing: 
Art. 11.2. The Cabinet of Ministers is tasked with designing electricity tariffs for end consumers.
Investment
Energy sector investment priorities: 
Art. 8. An integral part of national energy policies are measures to attract investments into modernization and reconstruction of power generation facilities. --- Art. 15. Financial stimulus packages shall be deployed to facilitate projects on energy efficiency.
Financial incentives for energy infrastructure: 
Art. 15. Financial stimulus packages shall be deployed to facilitate projects on energy efficiency.
Investment climate development: 
Art. 15. Lasting and sustainable investment mechanisms shall be proliferated, the policy thereby provides for measures to make Turkmenistan’s energy sector attractive for foreign investments.---Art. 8. An integral part of national energy policies are measures to attract investments into modernization and reconstruction of power generation facilities
Governance
Energy management principles: 
Regulatory measures are focused on ensuring stable and uninterrupted supply of power in the Republic of Turkmenistan.
Energy institutional structures: 
Art. 9. Under present Power Act, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Turkmenistan and the Energy Ministry assume the roles of national electricity sector regulators.
Technology
Clean energy technology deployment: 
Tools and mechanisms shall be designed for improving competitiveness and nurturing sustainability of Tajikistan’s electricity sector. This specifically applies to the development and deployment of environmentally friendly and resource conserving technologies.
Industrialization support: 
Art. 3. The policy affirms the role of sustainable and robust power sub-sector development as significant and crucial being an integral element of Turkmenistan’s industrial sector.