Uzbekistan to fine filling stations for refilling household gas cylinders

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a law on 2 November amending fire safety legislation, published on 4 November. It adds Article 101-1 to the Administrative Code on violating the retail sale of liquefied hydrocarbon gas. Filling stations face fines of 1.32 million to 2.2 million sums for filling household cylinders with liquefied gas. The changes take effect on 5 February 2027.

According to government figures, delivery intervals for household liquefied gas averaged 30-35 days in October, and longer in some regions. In Samarkand region's Ishtikhon district, one resident received gas on average once every 53 days and bought an extra 60 kg at 11,000 sums per kg. In Fergana region's Qo'shtepa district, a woman received delivery once every 71 days and bought 24 kg at 13,500 sums per kg.

Economist Otabek Bakirov criticised the law, noting that penalties apply to filling stations while suppliers such as Hududgaz and the newly formed LPG-Trade face no penalty for late deliveries. Separately, under a Cabinet decree of 31 October, the regulated price of household liquefied gas rises from 2,000 to 5,000 sums per kg from 15 November.