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In September, an increase in electricity tariffs is predicted in Kazakhstan, he said. O. Chairman of the Committee for the Regulation of Natural Monopolies (CREM) Askhat Zhapsarbay. “As you know, in April, the Ministry of Energy raised the ceiling tariffs for energy producing organizations by 15%, which, of course, affects end consumers. However, we are working to ensure that this does not affect Kazakhstanis, and the growth is painless. Roughly, from September there will be an increase. At the same time, in June, some regions have already raised prices for electricity, in the fall those regions and cities that did not have time to do so will increase,”Askhat Zhapsarbay said at a briefing in the Central Communications Service.

He recalled that this year, prices for electricity supply for the population have already increased by an average of 10%.

“At the same time, in July, the Ministry of Energy introduced a surcharge to support the use of renewable energy sources. Due to this, tariffs for EPO increased on average by 7.2%. For the end consumer, prices may increase by 3.5% in 2021,” explained Askhat Zhapsarbay.