ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, April 10. Turkmenistan
has officially adopted a new law on ‘Energy Conservation and Energy
Efficiency’, Trend reports.
According to the official source, the document establishes the
legal, economic, and organizational foundations for stimulating
energy conservation and energy efficiency in the country.
The law defines basic concepts such as energy inspection, energy
passport, consumption rates of fuel and energy resources, and
others. The rights and obligations of consumers of fuel and energy
resources are clearly spelled out.
Furthermore, the document introduces mandatory energy
inspections of facilities and buildings and defines the procedure
for conducting energy audits. Energy-saving incentives are
provided, including preferential loans, tax preferences, and tariff
policies.
The new law establishes the principles of legal regulation in
the field of energy saving, including the scientific, technical,
and economic validity of energy-saving measures and the priority of
introducing energy-efficient equipment, technologies, and
materials.
Meanwhile, in recent years, Turkmenistan has been actively
working on the development of energy conservation and energy
efficiency, realizing their importance for sustainable development
and reducing the negative impact on the environment.
As part of this process, the country is conducting large-scale
activities, including the modernization of energy infrastructure,
the introduction of advanced technologies, the promotion of the use
of alternative energy sources, as well as information and
educational campaigns to raise awareness among the population and
the business sector.
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