Bishkek, Dec. 11, 2025. /Kabar/. The Ministry of Energy has submitted for public discussion a draft Cabinet of Ministers resolution "On Amendments to Resolution No. 227 of April 24, 2025," which approves the medium-term tariff policy for electricity for 2025–2030. The aim of the changes is to improve the reliability of electricity supply and reduce peak loads.
According to the initiators, Kyrgyzstan's energy system has been operating in recent years with limited generating capacity and persistent electricity shortages, especially in the autumn and winter.
According to energy companies, peak loads are highest in the morning from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and in the evening from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, necessitating the use of additional generating capacity, increasing equipment wear and tear, and leading to higher operating costs. This results in uneven daily electricity consumption patterns, hindering the stable and balanced operation of the power grid.
Due to persistent electricity shortages, especially in winter, energy companies are forced to impose restrictions on permitted power for certain categories of consumers specifically, reducing the limit from 5 kW to 3 kW during peak hours. This negatively impacts the supply of necessary electricity to consumers and requires additional measures to regulate energy consumption.
Electricity imports from neighboring countries are used to cover the shortfall, increasing the financial burden on energy companies. By the end of 2024, imports totaled 3.84 billion kWh, and 3.8 billion kWh is planned for 2025.
Thus, the main problems of the energy system are:
- high load during peak consumption hours;
- uneven daily energy consumption patterns;
- insufficient in-house generating capacity;
- growing electricity deficits and the costs of covering them.
The medium-term tariff policy of the Kyrgyz Republic for electricity for 2025-2030 was approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 227 of April 24, 2025.
This tariff policy provides for an annual adjustment of electricity tariffs for households up to 700 kWh per month by 20%, for industrial and commercial consumers by the actual inflation rate for the previous year, and for other consumer groups by the actual inflation rate for the previous year and 3.5%. Following the implementation of the policy, it is expected that the cash deficit in the energy sector will be eliminated by the end of 2030.
According to the current version of the tariff policy, differentiated tariffs by time of day apply only to the "Residents" consumer group equipped with automated metering systems (AMS) and are provided for with the following coefficients:
- for the night zone (from 00:00 to 06:00) - 0.5;
- for the day zone (from 06:00 to 00:00) - 1.5;
- for peak hours (from 07:00 to 10:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00) - 2.0.
To improve the efficiency of power grid load management, the draft resolution proposes to provide for differentiated tariffs for the "Electric vehicle charging stations," "Industrial consumers," and "Commercial consumers" groups, provided they have metering devices that record consumption by time of day. These categories of consumers are characterized by high energy consumption, and they also include large consumers that significantly influence peak loads.
Furthermore, the draft proposes changes to the consumption zone coefficients to more accurately reflect the economic feasibility of tariff ratios. Specifically, the night-time zone coefficient increases from 0.5 to 0.75, the daytime zone coefficient decreases from 1.5 to 1.0, and the peak hour coefficient remains at the same level of 2.0.
Therefore, after these changes, the established coefficients will have the following values:
- Night-time zone coefficient (from 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM) - 0.75;
- Daytime zone coefficient (from 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM) - 1.0;
Peak hour coefficient (from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM) - 2.0. These changes will allow for adjustments to tariff ratios, while maintaining the incentive effect for consumers who shift their consumption to nighttime hours, as well as more equitable distribution of electricity costs across different time intervals.
The implementation of this project is aimed at reducing peak demand, aligning the daily energy consumption schedule, increasing the resilience of the power system in the face of limited generating capacity, and creating incentives for modernizing electricity metering systems and implementing automated information and cost accounting systems.
It should be noted that these tariffs will be applied if the electricity supply organization has the technical capability and on voluntary basis by consumers.