Tashkent, Uzbekistan (DNA) — In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to the development of the electric power industry in our country. In the course of reforms carried out on the initiative of the head of our state, by solving the problems that have arisen, positive results are achieved.

In accordance with the resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the Program for the Further Modernization and Updating of Low-Voltage Electric Networks for the Period 2017-2021” from 23 November 2016, 260.3 km of power lines and 190 transformer points were built in Bukhara region. At the same time, in order to power 890 houses built according to updated standard designs in 29 arrays, 13.4 km of power lines were carried out, as well as 24 transformer points were updated.

– As part of the Obod Qishloq program, 196.4 km of power transmission lines were completed in 98 villages of the region and 98 transformer points were put into operation. And also, within the framework of the Obod Makhalla program, 32.6 km of power lines and 6 new transformer points were built in 6 mahallas. The implementation of these programs has improved the quality of electricity supplied in more than 26,130 apartments, 117 social facilities and 197 business entities,” says Bakhodir Khayotov, Director General of the Bukhara Electricity Supply Company. – In addition, JSC Regional Electric Networks, together with the South Korean company KT Corporation, is actively working on the phased implementation of an automated system for monitoring and accounting for electric energy (ASKUE) throughout the republic.

To date, more than 282 thousand electric power meters have been replaced in Bukhara, Gijduvan, Kagansk, Peshkun, Vabkent, Alat, Romitan, Karakul, Zhondorsky, Shafirkansky districts, of which more than 223 thousand were integrated into the Billing Center. In total, modern metering devices of 164 thousand consumers are connected to the new program, which are controlled automatically.

The commissioning of this system will provide a number of advantages for both consumers and suppliers, and most importantly – will reduce labor, time and costs.

Consumers can pay for services through all types of electronic payments (PAYME, CLICK, MBANK, PAYNET, etc.). And the power supply will be restored as soon as possible. Another point. A positive characteristic of this system is that even if there is debt, the consumer will not be disconnected from the power supply from 17:00 to 07:00, as well as on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. In addition, data on electricity used, bills paid, quality and uninterrupted power supply, as well as during emergency and planned outages, will be notified to consumers via SMS messages that will be sent to their mobile phones.

A number of measures are also being taken to prepare for the autumn-winter period. In particular, this year overhaul and current repairs of power lines with a voltage of 0.4-110 kV with a length of 14,884.4 km, 4,348 transformer points, as well as 5 power transformers with a voltage of 35-110 kV were completed.

In order to timely respond to customer requests, a Call Center was created with a single short number 1154, which will be launched before 1 November 2019.