to carry out effective organization and coordination of work on the fulfillment of the tasks defined by this resolution.
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall approve the regulations on the Republican Commission within a month.
13. Determine that:
a) The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan:
is the authorized body for the implementation of a unified state policy in the field of ensuring energy efficiency in economic and social sectors, the introduction of energy-saving technologies for all categories of consumers, regardless of ownership and departmental affiliation, as well as the development of renewable energy;
acts as the responsible executive body for the coordination and management of projects in the field of energy efficiency improvement of economic and social sectors, the introduction of energy-saving technologies and the development of renewable energy sources in the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as monitoring and reporting during their implementation;
It is a working body of the Republican Commission;
It is the national coordinating body of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
b) draft regulatory legal acts and programs for the introduction of renewable energy sources are subject to mandatory coordination with the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
14. Assign the following additional tasks to the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan:
implementation of a unified state policy in the field of improving the energy efficiency of economic and social sectors, reducing the energy intensity of the economy, as well as stimulating the active introduction of advanced energy-saving technologies;
development of proposals for investment projects in order to improve energy efficiency, including through the organization and conduct of scientific research;
development of mechanisms to stimulate the introduction of modern energy-efficient and energy-saving technologies in government agencies and organizations, in the production processes of organizations of economic sectors, as well as monitoring the efficiency of energy consumption;
organization of trainings for advanced training of specialists in the field of energy audit and energy service providers, taking into account international experience and involving, if necessary, foreign specialists;
determining the procedure for organizing the activities of energy auditors, monitoring the conduct of mandatory energy surveys of consumers of fuel and energy resources and the implementation of relevant recommendations, as well as monitoring the activities of energy service companies;
the application of economic sanctions for the inefficient use of fuel and energy resources to legal entities, regardless of their departmental affiliation and forms of ownership.
15. Create a Department for energy Efficiency and energy Conservation in economic and social sectors in the structure of the central office of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
In order to staff the newly created unit, allocate to the Ministry of Energy an additional 10 full-time units of management personnel, funded from the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan, of which:
2 units – due to the reduction of the corresponding staffing of the territorial units of the Inspection for the Control of the Use of Petroleum Products and Gas under the Ministry of Energy (hereinafter – Uzneftegazinspektsia);
