TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, November 3. Uzbekistan’s Uzsuvtaminot JSC, responsible for water supply, sewerage, and rational use of drinking water in the country, will introduce updated water and sanitation services tariffs in the region of Ferghana starting from November 15, Trend reports.
New tariffs for water will amount to the following:
for the population — 1900 soums per cubic meter (16 cents)
for budgetary organizations — 2991 soums per cubic meter (24 cents)
for wholesale consumers — 2991 soums per cubic meter (24 cents)
For sewage services:
for the population — 450 soums per cubic meter (3 cents)
for budget organizations — 777 soums per cubic meter (6 cents)
for wholesale consumers — 777 soums per cubic meter (6 cents)
As per Uzsuvtaminot, the level of centralized drinking water supply in Ferghana has increased from 67.1 percent to 76.3 percent over the last 3 years, the range of sewerage services has expanded from 16.8 percent to 17.5 percent.
Moreover, the coverage of drinking water in the next five years is planned to increase to 95 percent, while for sewerage services— to 32 percent.
Additionaly, Uzsuvtaminot noted that the construction of new water and sewage facilities is planned in the region.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan is considering introducing tariffs for the supply of irrigation water to reach more efficiency in use. As per adviser to the Minister of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan Odilbek Isakov, it is very important that the liberalization of tariffs in the energy sector is carried out in stages.
The adviser thinks that sooner or later Uzbekistan’s irrigation system will become more efficient, and farmers will have more incentives to use water-saving technologies.