From August 1 of this year, a new system of payments for electricity will be introduced in Uzbekistan, Spot reports with reference to the first deputy of “Territorial Electricity Networks” JSC Anvar Gaybullayev.

Currently, the calculation of electricity supplied to consumers of the enterprise is carried out on the basis of a billing payment system introduced in 2012.

“We needed a modern settlement system; at the end of 2022, technical specifications for the new system were developed. From August 1 this year, this system will be implemented throughout the country,” Gaybullayev said.

According to him, this system is currently launched in the Yakkasaray district of Tashkent in experimental mode.

“In the current system, the subscriber’s first and last name, passport data and account number are available, and the new system will contain information such as cadastral data of the subscriber, how many meters there are in the name of one person.

The new system records consumer complaints and suggestions, as well as their number, for the purpose of conducting control work. In general, there will be different billing,” Gaybullayev notes.

It is reported that a mobile application for the system is also being developed. Through it, it will be possible to receive data on payments made and the amount of electricity consumed online. The company also reported that the level of provision with “smart” meters is 90%. It was planned to install 782 thousand “smart” meters in the regions, of which 210 thousand subscribers remain today.

The remaining consumers will be provided with smart meters until August 1 of this year. As a result, it is expected that the figure will reach 100%, that is, all 8.5 million subscribers will be covered.

“It is impossible to say that 100% of smart electricity meters have been installed in the country, since the annual growth is 2%: the population is increasing, housing is being built, production is growing,” Gaybullayev said.

It should be recalled that at a meeting with the President at the beginning of this year, it was said that it was time to introduce a single billing account for the population for electricity, gas, water, heat, garbage, rent, tax payments, and the Head of State instructed to develop appropriate proposals based on foreign experience.

Earlier, consumers reported that their electricity bills had doubled, and regional power grids said it was a technical fault.