Article 8. Competence of local executive bodies The Law on Thermal Energy

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1. Local executive bodies of cities of republican significance, the capital, districts and cities of regional significance:

IZPI's note! Subparagraph 1) shall enter into force on 01.01.2027 in accordance with Article 53 of this Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

1) based on the rules for the development and approval of heat supply development schemes approved by the authorized body, develop long-term and medium-term heat supply development schemes for the relevant administrative-territorial units and submit them to the local representative body for approval.;

2) monitor the state of the thermal power industry, including in terms of assessing operational reliability, technological and economic availability of thermal energy in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body, and submit regional reports to government agencies in terms of preparation for the heating season based on data received, including from the state body for state energy supervision and control;

Note from <url>! Subparagraph 3) shall enter into force on 01.01.2027 in accordance with Article 53 of this Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

3) monitor the execution of heat supply development schemes;

4) collect, update and publish information on the state of thermal power facilities;

5) maintain a register of heat supply entities;

6) provide to the authorized body the data received from the subjects of heat supply in the framework of monitoring, in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of thermal energy;

7) keep records of technological failures in local heat supply systems;

8) coordinate planned repairs of heat energy sources and heating networks in local heat supply systems;

9) control the preparation and implementation of repair and restoration works of heat energy sources, heating networks, heat-consuming installations of consumers in local heat supply systems and their functioning in the autumn-winter period;

10) apply to the court and participate in the court's consideration of cases on violations of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of thermal energy;

11) develop a procedure for providing social assistance to certain categories of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan to pay for or reimburse expenses for energy conservation and energy efficiency improvements and expenses for services to provide thermal energy;

12) exercise, in the interests of local government, other powers assigned to local executive bodies by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. Local executive bodies of the regions:

1) if necessary, provide financing for the development and implementation of schemes for the development of heat supply in districts and cities of regional significance of the relevant region;

IZPI's note! Subparagraph 2) shall enter into force on 01.01.2027 in accordance with Article 53 of this Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2) carry out general coordination of the development of heat supply systems in the region according to the developed schemes for the development of heat supply;

3) maintain the regional register of heat supply entities;

4) exercise, in the interests of local government, other powers assigned to local executive bodies by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

3. Local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance, and the capital shall subsidize the costs of heat-producing entities for the purchase of fuel for the uninterrupted conduct of the heating season in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.

Local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance, and the capital subsidize the costs of heat supply entities for repayment and servicing of loans from international financial organizations involved in the implementation of projects to expand, modernize, reconstruct, renovate, maintain existing assets and create new assets in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.

This Law regulates public relations arising in the process of production, transportation, sale and consumption of thermal energy for municipal and industrial needs, as well as the high-quality functioning and development of heat supply systems and state regulation in the field of thermal energy.

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