Uzbekistan may raise heating and hot water tariffs, Tashkent by 30%

Uzbekistan plans to raise heating and hot water supply tariffs for residents from 1 November 2026, according to a draft government resolution put up for discussion by the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services. The draft proposes new tariffs for heat supply companies nationwide. After the resolution is adopted, the Interdepartmental Tariff Commission under the Cabinet of Ministers must approve tariffs for legal entities within three days.

The explanatory note attached to the draft says a presidential decree of 11 March 2025 sets the goal of gradually bringing reduced heating tariffs for the population up to the cost of services by 2030. The draft also takes into account the increase in fuel and energy resource prices that took effect on 1 June 2026.

In Tashkent, the draft proposes tariffs including VAT for Veolia Energy Tashkent consumers. Heat energy would rise from 156,643 to 203,636 soums per Gcal, a 30% increase. Metered hot water would cost 11,607 soums per cubic metre, up from 8,928.67. Tariffs in Tashkent were last raised on 12 November 2025. The draft also covers a review of tariffs for heat supply companies in Karakalpakstan and all regions.