News about subsidies: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
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In Uzbekistan, starting November 1, a subsidy is being introduced for greenhouses that use the energy-saving «kyorpa» covering or efficient «green» heating systems. The support applies to electricity costs incurred from October to March.
Aziz KarimovBelgium's federal energy minister Mathieu Bihl announced a temporary €15 million increase in heating oil subsidies for winter 2026–2027. The maximum allowance will rise from €0.20 to €0.50 per litre when the oil price reaches €1.775 per litre or more. The measure covers deliveries from 1 December 2026 to 28 February 2027 and applies only to households meeting the Social Heating Fund criteria.
Sevara AzamovaNearly 200 countries began two weeks of COP17 biodiversity talks in Yerevan. According to the UN, 22 of the 23 targets of the 'Paris Agreement for Nature' are not being met, including protecting 30% of land and oceans by 2030. Key topics are reforming harmful subsidies worth about $2.6 trillion a year and closing the nature financing gap.
Aziz KarimovA draft government resolution submitted for public discussion provides for a 30% increase in heating and hot water tariffs from November 1, 2026, and, from May 1, 2028, annual indexation by inflation but no more than 10%. Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance Khurshid Mustafayev explained this by a five-year freeze on tariffs in Tashkent and a fivefold gap between cost price and the price for the population.
Dilnoza RahimovaDeputy Minister of Economy and Finance Khurshed Mustafayev said that from 2023 to 2025 the average monthly electricity consumption per subscriber fell from 212 to 184 kWh (−13%), and gas from 431 to 342 cubic meters (−21%). Deputy Director of the National Agency for Social Protection Jamshid Abruev explained the shift to targeted support by the fact that the previous subsidies benefited higher-income families more. Over a year and a half, about 470 thousand families received compensation totaling 156 billion soums.
Nilufar KarimovaOn October 13, the president of Uzbekistan signed resolution PQ-371 on the development of greenhouse farms based on “green” technologies. The document provides for zero VAT and profit tax rates, a reduced social tax, subsidies for electricity and equipment, as well as preferential loans for family entrepreneurship.
Dilnoza RahimovaPresident Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a resolution (PP-371) on October 13 on developing greenhouse farms based on “green” technologies. From November 1, 2026 to April 1, 2030, greenhouses with heat-saving coverings and energy-efficient heating will be subsidized 50% of the cost of electricity in October–March. Tax incentives, compensation for solar panels, and preferential Central Bank loans are also being introduced.
Dilnoza Rahimova
