On amendments and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on gas supply and electric power industry

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The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 24, 2026 No. 322-VIII SAM

Article 1. To make amendments and additions to the following legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

1. To the Land Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 20, 2003:

Add paragraph 4-1 to article 44 as follows:

"4-1. The provision of a land plot and the modification of its intended purpose for the construction of gas filling stations are subject to the restrictions provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on gas and gas supply.".

2. To the Business Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 29, 2015:

1) in article 124-1:

add paragraph 2-1 as follows:

"2-1. The prices of retail sales of marketable gas in volumes exceeding the approved consumption standards are determined by applying coefficients in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on gas and gas supply.";

Paragraph 3 should be supplemented with the words ", as well as the retail sales prices of commercial gas, determined by applying coefficients in case of exceeding the approved consumption standards";

2) paragraph 1 of Article 124-5 should be supplemented with subparagraph 3-1) as follows:

"3-1) retail sale of liquefied petroleum gas for the production of thermal energy for an apartment building not connected to a centralized heat supply system;";

3) in article 124-8:

the seventh paragraph of subparagraph 1) after the words "commercial gas," add the words "liquefied petroleum gas,";

the second paragraph of subparagraph 4-1) after the words "commercial gas," add the words "liquefied petroleum gas,".

3. To the Building Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 9, 2026:

Add paragraph 17 to article 120 as follows:

"17. The construction of gas filling stations is carried out taking into account the requirements stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on gas and gas supply.".

4. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 9, 2004 "On Electric Power Industry":

1) in article 1:

subparagraph 2-7) after the word "generation", add the words "or design auctions for the construction of newly commissioned pumped storage power plants";

subclause 2-8):

after the word "generation", add the words "and design auctions for the construction of newly commissioned pumped storage power plants";

add the words "and design auctions for the construction of newly commissioned pumped storage power plants";

Sub-paragraphs 2-16) and 2-17) should be worded as follows:

"2-16) individual tariff for the service of maintaining the availability of electric power for pumped storage power plants – the tariff determined based on the results of project auctions for the construction of newly commissioned pumped storage power plants or determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the basis of a feasibility study, which includes, for the payback period, a refund of the amount of capital expenditures and fees for related loans, the rate of return on invested capital, the cost of electricity production, maintenance costs and maintenance of operational readiness, subject to indexing and adjustment in order, provided for by this Law;

2-17) a pumped storage power plant is a hydroelectric power plant with a complex of water management and hydraulic engineering structures and equipment that accumulate and produce electric energy;";

Add sub-paragraphs 2-18), 2-19) and 2-20) as follows:

"2-18) dispatching technological control is a process carried out by a dispatcher and designed to solve the tasks of monitoring and controlling the functioning of electrical networks through automated dispatching and technological control systems, as well as receiving and processing messages from individuals and legal entities about the prerequisites for the occurrence or occurrence of technological violations that require response measures and elimination of failures and damages;

2-19) design auctions for the construction of newly commissioned pumped storage power plants (hereinafter referred to as design auctions) is a process organized and conducted by the auction organizer in a digital auction–based system aimed at selecting projects for the construction of pumped storage power plants and determining their individual tariffs for electric capacity maintenance services;

2-20) individual tariff for the service of maintaining the availability of electric capacity of newly commissioned energy-producing organizations – the tariff determined based on the results of a tender conducted by the authorized body for the construction of generating units being put back into operation, including a refund of the amount of capital expenditures and remuneration for the relevant loans raised for the project, and the rate of return on invested capital, subject to annual indexation to the inflation rate, determined according to the data of the authorized body in the field of government statistics, or annual indexation based on changes in the exchange rate of the national currency to foreign currencies, determined according to the data of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan;";

in subparagraph 22), the words "energy producing organization and (or)" should be deleted;

subparagraph 48) after the word "organization," add the words "licensed to carry out activities for the transmission of electric energy,";

2) in article 5:

subparagraph 70-34) should be supplemented with the words "groups of persons (hereinafter referred to as the Register)";

add subparagraph 70-56) to read as follows:

"70-56) develops and approves qualification requirements for electric power transmission activities;";

3) in article 6:

In the first part of paragraph 2, the word "unplanned" should be deleted.;

Paragraph 4 should be supplemented with subparagraph 6) as follows:

"6) execution of the measures defined by the investment agreement for modernization, expansion, reconstruction and (or) renewal with the authorized body.";

4) Article 7-1 should be worded as follows:

"Article 7-1. Licensing in the field of electric power industry

1. The activities of energy transmission and energy supply organizations are subject to licensing in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on permits and notifications.

2. The purchase of electric energy for the purpose of energy supply is carried out by energy supply organizations licensed to engage in this type of activity.

A license to purchase electric energy for energy supply purposes is issued to organizations that meet the following qualification requirements:

1) the presence of electrical networks (cable or overhead power lines) of at least four voltage classes (220, 110, 35, 20, 10, 6, 0,4 kilovolts) with direct technological connection to the national electric grid;

2) the presence of at least thirty thousand directly connected consumers of electric energy, including through communal networks, with the exception of legal entities, one hundred percent of shares (shares in the authorized capital) of which belong to the state, are owned by the public and simultaneously carrying out activities in accordance with paragraphs 3), 4) and 14) paragraph 1 of the Article 5 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Natural Monopolies", for which the presence of twelve thousand directly connected consumers of electric energy is sufficient.

3. The issuance, suspension, renewal, and revocation of a license for the transmission of electric energy shall be carried out by the authorized body in accordance with the procedure and on the grounds established by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Permits and Notifications" and this Law.

The license for carrying out activities for the transmission of electric energy may be suspended for a period of no more than six months in the following cases::

1) the discovery of false information in the licensee's materials submitted when obtaining a license to carry out activities for the transmission of electric energy;

2) failure to comply with the instructions of the control body on the elimination of identified violations of the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of electric power industry within the prescribed period;

3) the licensee's voluntary application to the authorized body.

Upon suspension of the license for carrying out activities for the transmission of electric energy, the licensee continues to carry out activities for the transmission of electric energy through its electric networks in accordance with subparagraph 3) paragraph 6 of Article 13-1 of this Law.

In case of failure to eliminate the comments that were the basis for the suspension of electric power transmission activities, before the expiration of the suspension period, the authorized body, within ten working days from the expiration of the suspension period, initiates the procedure for revoking the license to carry out electric power transmission activities.

The renewal of the license for the transmission of electric energy is carried out upon the request of the licensee in accordance with the procedure established by paragraphs 3 and 7 of Article 45 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Permits and Notifications".

From the moment of revocation of the license for carrying out electric energy transmission activities, the owner of electric networks is obliged to transfer his networks within six months in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 13-1 of this Law.

4. Inspections carried out for compliance with the qualification or licensing requirements for permits issued in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Permits and Notifications" are carried out by the control body for energy transmission organizations in accordance with the Business Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.";

5) add paragraph 10 to article 12 as follows:

"10. The property complex of hydroelectric power plants with a capacity of more than 35 MW and pumped storage power plants that provide services for maintaining the availability of electric power in accordance with subparagraphs 1-1), 1-2) and 1-3) of paragraph 3-1 of Article 15-3 of this Law, upon the onset of the actual payback period, is subject to transfer free of charge to state ownership in a technically sound condition in accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Russian Federation. established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on state property.";

6) add paragraph 1-2 to article 13 as follows:

"1-2. Owners of electric networks who do not have a license to carry out electric power transmission activities are allowed to connect new consumers and issue technical specifications for connecting up to 15 kW to their electric networks.";

7) Article 13-1 should be worded as follows:

"Article 13-1. Requirements for electric power transmission activities

1. In order to provide electric power transmission services, owners of electric networks must have a license to carry out electric power transmission activities, with the exception of the system operator, owners of electric networks who have concluded concession agreements before January 1, 2025 for the construction and operation of power transmission lines operating without a license and at tariffs approved in accordance with the procedure established by law. The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Natural monopolies.

2. The owner of electric networks who does not have a license to carry out activities related to the transmission of electric energy, carries out full sale (sale), transfer free of charge to trust management or by reorganizing his electric networks to an energy transmission organization, directly to the networks of which they are connected, in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or transfers electric energy through their electric networks in accordance with subparagraph 3) paragraph 6 of this article.

The acquisition of electrical networks between affiliated energy transmission organizations is not allowed.

The owner of electric networks who does not have a license to carry out electric energy transmission activities may not transfer such networks to an energy transmission organization to whose electric networks they are not connected.

At the same time, electric networks that are not connected to the networks of other energy transmission organizations, as well as those connected directly to the national electric grid and (or) buses of energy-producing organizations, are transferred to the nearest regional electric grid company located on the territory of one territorial unit (region).

The valuation of assets of owners of electric networks who do not have a license to carry out electric energy transmission activities, when sold (sold) to energy transmission organizations (to whose networks they are directly connected), is carried out at a residual value in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on valuation activities.

The valuation of the assets of owners of electric networks who do not have a license to carry out electric energy transmission activities is carried out by the acquiring energy transmission organization.

At the same time, if there are no title documents, such electric networks are recognized as ownerless in accordance with the civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

3. Electric networks that are under the right of economic management or operational management of state-owned legal entities, with the exception of electric networks used for their own needs, are transferred to the trust management or gratuitous use of energy transmission organizations, directly to the networks of which they are connected.

4. In the event that the owner of electric networks who does not have a license to carry out electric energy transmission activities has expressed a desire to transfer the electric networks owned by him to the balance of the energy transmission organization (to which the network is directly connected) on a gratuitous basis, the energy transmission organization has no right to prevent such transfer.

The absence of technical documentation in the presence of title documents is not a reason for refusing to accept electrical networks on the balance of the energy transmission organization.

5. The owner of electric networks who does not have a license to carry out activities for the transmission of electric energy has the right to transfer ownership of the owned (owned) it has a separate part (separate parts) of the electrical network of the energy transmission organization, to whose network this part (these parts) of the electrical network is directly connected (connected).

6. The owner of electric networks, who does not have a license to carry out activities for the transmission of electric energy, must:

1) keep them in working order, ensure their safety and integrity until they are fully transferred in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article;

2) to prevent actions leading to the termination of electricity supply to consumers connected to their electric networks, except in cases provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the electric power industry;

3) to carry out the transmission of electric energy through their electric networks free of charge, connection and provision of other services without charge for the transmission of electric energy through their electric networks;

4) provide compensation for losses of electric energy in their electric networks;

5) to prevent actions leading to the termination of the transmission of electric energy to consumers through their networks, as well as the destruction, dismantling, damage, destruction, intentional damage (damage) of their electric networks.

7. Energy transmission organizations, no later than one year after the occurrence of the cases provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article and Article 119-2 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On State Property", shall ensure the filing of an application for the re-approval of the tariff for the transmission of electric energy in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on natural monopolies.

8. Newly created energy transmission organizations must obtain a license to carry out electric energy transmission activities.";

8) in article 15-3:

in paragraph 3-1:

in subclause 1-2):

in part one:

after the words "using hydrodynamic water energy", add the words "(hereinafter – a hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of more than 35 MW), and (or) pumped storage power plants";

replace the words "lease and" with the words "property lease or";

after the words "determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan", add the words "in accordance with the selection criteria provided for in Articles 15-13 of this Law";

after the words "water using hydrodynamic energy," add the words "individual tariff for the service of maintaining the availability of electric power for pumped storage power plants,";

the words "this organization" should be deleted;

The words "who have received a positive state expert opinion" should be deleted.;

Add the words "for hydroelectric power plants with a capacity exceeding 35 MW" to the second part after the word "capacity";

In Part three, replace the words "This energy producing organization" with the words "A hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of more than 35 MW";

add subparagraph 1-3) to read as follows:

"1-3) with the winners of the project auctions. At the same time, the individual tariff for the service for maintaining the availability of electric power for pumped storage power plants, the volume of purchase of services for maintaining the availability of electric power for each contract for the purchase of services for maintaining the availability of electric power concluded with these organizations, are determined based on the results of design auctions;";

add paragraph 11 as follows:

"11. The winners of project auctions and (or) legal entities designated by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, taking into account the national interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan, conclude a contract for the construction of a newly commissioned pumped storage power plant with an authorized body on the basis of standard contracts, under which the authorized body (if necessary) carries out:

annual indexation of the individual tariff for the service of maintaining the availability of electric capacity for pumped storage power plants for the payback period in terms of capital expenditures and remuneration for related loans for the inflation rate according to the data of the authorized body in the field of state statistics or annual indexation in the manner determined by the authorized body for the volume of borrowed financing in foreign currency, taking into account changes in the exchange rate national currency to foreign currencies, determined according to the data of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

adjustment of the individual tariff for the service of maintaining the availability of electric power for pumped storage power plants in terms of the cost of producing electric energy, maintenance costs and maintenance of operational readiness due to changes in the cost of materials, wages, services of third parties or other resources in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.

For legal entities designated by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, taking into account the national interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the authorized body has the right to adjust the volume of services for maintaining the availability of electric power once., the terms of purchase of the service for maintaining the availability of electric power and the individual tariff for the service for maintaining the availability of electric power for pumped storage power plants based on design estimates and a positive conclusion of the state expertise before the date of commencement of construction of pumped storage power plants.

The individual tariff for the service of maintaining the availability of electric power for pumped storage power plants, upon the onset of the actual payback period, includes the costs of maintaining existing electric capacities, the cost of producing electric energy, the cost of maintenance and maintenance of operational readiness, taking into account the profit margin established according to the methodology determined by the authorized body.";

9) in article 15-4:

Item 5-1:

after the word "agreements", add the words "with respect to the main generating equipment";

add the words ", and with respect to auxiliary equipment of an energy-producing organization, the voting shares (shares of participation in the authorized capital) of which are directly or indirectly owned by the National Welfare Fund";

add the following parts of the second and third sections:

"When concluding investment agreements in respect of auxiliary equipment with an energy-producing organization, the voting shares (shares of participation in the authorized capital) of which are directly or indirectly owned by the National Welfare Fund, a proportionate share of the connected capacity of the consumer included in the group of persons according to the technical specifications is deducted from the required annual return on investment in auxiliary equipment. to the installed capacity of the generating equipment of the power plant included in this group of persons, the auxiliary equipment of which has been upgraded, expanded, reconstructed and/or updated.

The deductible amount of connected power of a consumer included in a group of persons in accordance with part two of this paragraph is subject to adjustment in the event of a change in the amount of connected power of the consumer in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.";

add paragraph 8-1 as follows:

"8-1. Existing energy-producing organizations that have concluded investment agreements for modernization, expansion, reconstruction and (or) renewal with the authorized body shall provide quarterly information to the authorized body on the progress of the implementation of measures defined by the investment agreement for modernization, expansion, reconstruction and (or) renewal with the authorized body, from the date of conclusion of such investment agreement.

In case of detection of comments from the control body on the non-fulfillment of measures defined by the investment agreement for modernization, expansion, reconstruction and (or) renewal with the authorized body in relation to auxiliary equipment, the authorized body sends a notification to the single buyer about the suspension of payment of costs for auxiliary equipment.

In cases of failure to submit an act of commissioning of auxiliary equipment within the time limits set by the investment agreement for modernization, expansion, reconstruction and (or) renewal with the authorized body, and (or) failure to fulfill the investment agreement for modernization, expansion, reconstruction and (or) renewal with the authorized body, the authorized body has the right to terminate this investment agreement in accordance with the procedure, defined by him.

The single buyer directs the funds received under this paragraph to reduce the price of the service to ensure the availability of electrical power to carry the load for the coming year.";

10) add paragraph 3-1 to article 15-10 as follows:

"3-1. The sale of imbalances in the balancing electric energy market of a pumped storage power plant operating under the control of an automatic frequency and power control system is carried out in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.";

11) add articles 15-12 and 15-13 as follows:

"Article 15-12. The procedure for organizing and conducting project auctions

1. The authorized body selects projects for the construction of pumped storage power plants by organizing and conducting design auctions.

2. A single buyer, by order of the authorized body, prepares project documentation based on the terms of reference developed by the system operator.

3. The organization and conduct of project auctions shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.

Article 15-13. Selection criteria for legal entities planning the construction of hydroelectric power plants with a capacity of more than 35 MW and (or) pumped storage power plants

Legal entities planning to build newly commissioned hydroelectric power plants with a capacity of more than 35 MW and (or) pumped storage power plants in accordance with subparagraph 1-2) of paragraph 3-1 of Article 15-3 of this Law must meet the following criteria:

1) a legal entity is a resident of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) a legal entity or persons affiliated with it have experience in the construction and (or) operation of hydroelectric power plants with a capacity of more than 35 MW and (or) pumped storage power plants, confirmed in accordance with the procedure determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

3) water management facilities of projects for the construction of newly commissioned hydroelectric power plants with a capacity of more than 35 MW and (or) pumped storage power plants should be included in the list of strategic water management and hydraulic structures, including those that can be transferred to property lease (lease) or trust management, determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

4) availability of a feasibility study for the construction of a newly commissioned hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of more than 35 MW or a pumped storage power plant;

5) availability of financial support, the procedure for providing and the amount of which are determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.";

12) paragraph 3 of Article 19-1 should be supplemented with sub-paragraphs 15) and 16) as follows:

"15) sells electric energy to a pumped storage power plant for its operation in pumping mode in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.

At the same time, the costs of a single buyer of electric energy for the purchase from energy-producing organizations of electric energy consumed by a pumped storage power plant are taken into account when determining the sale price of electric energy to subjects of the wholesale electric energy market.;

16) purchases electrical energy from a pumped storage power plant in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.";

13) paragraph 6 of Article 25 should be worded as follows:

"6. Energy transmission organizations operating before September 1, 2026, are entitled to carry out activities for the transmission of electric energy without a license until January 1, 2027.

These organizations are required to obtain a license to carry out electric power transmission activities no later than January 1, 2027.

Owners of electric networks who have not received a license to carry out electric power transmission activities, within the period specified in part two of this paragraph, are obliged to ensure the transmission of their networks by July 1, 2027 in accordance with the procedure provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 13-1 of this Law.

Owners of electric networks who do not have a license to carry out electric power transmission activities have the right to provide electric power transmission services at tariffs approved by the authorized body responsible for managing natural monopolies, as well as to connect new consumers and issue technical specifications for connection to their electric networks without a license until July 1, 2027.".

5. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 1, 2011 "On State Property":

1) paragraph 2 of Article 83 after the digits "119-2," add the digits "119-4,";

2) add article 119-4 to read as follows:

"Article 119-4. Gratuitous transfer of facilities of the unified commercial gas supply system

Facilities of the unified commercial gas supply system, the project for the construction of facilities of the unified commercial gas supply system are transferred free of charge by local executive bodies in accordance with the procedure determined by the central authorized body for state planning, the national operator in the field of gas and gas supply or gas transportation and (or) gas distribution organizations, fifty percent or more of the voting shares (participation shares in the authorized capital) which belong to the national operator in the field of gas and gas supply.".

6. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 9, 2012 "On Gas and Gas Supply":

1) throughout the text, the words "person engaged in digital mining", "persons engaged in digital mining", "persons engaged in digital mining", "persons engaged in digital mining", "persons engaged in digital mining" should be replaced respectively with the words "digital miner", "digital miners", "digital miners", "digital miners", "digital miners";

2) in article 1:

Subparagraph 1) should be worded as follows:

"1) a gas filling station is a technological complex and equipment that provides storage and retail sale of liquefied petroleum gas to owners of motor vehicles using it as fuel.

Gas filling stations are divided into the following types:

stationary – a gas filling station with underground or above-ground storage tanks for liquefied petroleum gas, designed for refueling motor vehicles through gas dispensers;

modular (monoblock) – a gas filling station with ground-based storage of liquefied petroleum gas, the technological system of which is characterized by the placement of gas dispensers on a platform with storage tanks for liquefied petroleum gas, made as a single factory product;";

subparagraph 24):

after the word "needs", add the words "(cooking, hot water, heating)";

add the following part of the second part:

"At the same time, the accounting limit for the consumption of commercial gas for utility consumers purchasing commercial gas should not exceed sixty-five cubic meters per hour;";

in subparagraph 26), the words "and consumers included in the list of power plants" should be deleted;

subparagraph 28-1) after the word "products" add the words "(except for petroleum products)";

add subparagraph 29-1) as follows:

"29-1) production passport – a document of the established form containing indicators of the manufacturer's production capacity, its main characteristics, regulating the use of existing equipment to comply with the technological production process;";

in subparagraph 30):

replace the words "legal entity" with the words "individual entrepreneur or legal entity";

after the word "industrial" add the words "and agricultural";

add the following part of the second part:

"Industrial consumers also include utility consumers who purchase commercial gas, the accounting limit for the consumption of commercial gas of which exceeds sixty-five cubic meters per hour;";

subparagraph 34-1) should be supplemented with the words "in accordance with the production certificate";

in subparagraph 38), the words "without metering devices" should be deleted;

3) add the words ", including lean gas consumption" to subparagraph 2) of paragraph 2 of Article 4;

4) in article 6:

sub-paragraph 5) should be deleted;

in subparagraph 7):

replace the word "approves" with the word "establishes";

after the word "also" add the words "develops and approves";

add subparagraph 7-3) to read as follows:

"7-3) develops and approves rules for determining the prices of retail sales of commercial gas in volumes exceeding the approved consumption standards by applying coefficients;";

Sub-paragraph 8) should be deleted;

subparagraph 10) should be worded as follows:

"10) together with the national operator, it forms a forecast balance of production, sales and consumption of commercial gas;";

Add sub-paragraphs 10-1) and 10-2) to read as follows:

"10-1) forms a forecast balance of production, sales and consumption of liquefied petroleum gas;

10-2) develops and approves the rules for forming the forecast balance of production, sale and consumption of commercial and liquefied petroleum gas;";

Sub-paragraph 11) should be deleted;

Add sub-paragraphs 14-1) and 14-2) to read as follows:

"14-1) develops and approves rules for connecting facilities of gas supply systems to consumers in the gas distribution system;

14-2) develops and approves the rules for the operation of gas distribution systems;";

Sub-paragraphs 16), 18-3) and 18-7) should be deleted;

add the following sub-items 18-9), 18-10), 18-11), 18-12), 18-13), 18-14) and 18-15) as follows:

"18-9) develops and approves the rules for the approval and revocation of the production passport, the form of the production passport;

18-10) approves and revokes the production passport;

18-11) develops and approves the rules for approving the annual schedule of scheduled preventive maintenance of technological installations of manufacturers;

18-12) approves the annual schedule of scheduled preventive maintenance of technological installations of manufacturers;

18-13) approves the task for designing the construction of social infrastructure facilities and apartment buildings when choosing liquefied petroleum gas as a fuel for heat supply;

18-14) develops and approves rules for determining the maximum number of gas stations;

18-15) monitors the purchase of goods, works and services from Kazakhstani producers, and the involvement of Kazakhstani personnel in the implementation of projects for the construction, modernization and (or) reconstruction of gas supply facilities;";

5) in article 7:

Paragraph 4-2 should be worded as follows:

"4-2. State Revenue Authority:

1) provides the authorized body with information on the turnover of liquefied petroleum gas;

2) develops and approves the rules for assigning personal identification numbers-codes for the turnover of liquefied petroleum gas.";

Paragraph 5 should be supplemented with sub-paragraphs 4-1) and 6-5) as follows:

"4-1) submit to the authorized body a list of facilities planned for commissioning of the unified commercial gas supply system for industrial consumers with the volume of consumption of commercial gas and the timing of commissioning;";

"6-5) determine the maximum number of gas stations;";

6) in article 8:

Paragraph 4-1 should be worded as follows:

"4-1. Large commercial consumers are legal entities, regardless of the amount of gas-consuming equipment, who purchase commercial gas in the amount of ten million cubic meters or more per year, with the exception of gas transportation and gas distribution organizations that use commercial gas for their own needs, including regulatory technical losses, as well as consumers of commercial gas, in the amount directly used for production:

socially significant food products;

of thermal energy, provided that such consumers are subjects of natural monopolies providing regulated services for the production of thermal energy;

electric energy sold to a single buyer of electric energy in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on electric power industry;

electric energy sold on the balancing market of electric energy, provided that such consumers are energy-producing organizations that sell electric energy to a single buyer of electric energy in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the electric power industry.

The provision of the fifth paragraph of the first part of this paragraph does not apply to cases where electric energy sold on the balancing electric energy market is produced by an energy-producing organization that is a balance sheet provider or has concluded an agreement to transfer responsibility for imbalances to the balance sheet provider in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the electric power industry.";

Add paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 as follows:

"7. The gas distribution organization must have, by right of ownership or on other legal grounds, a gas distribution system directly connected to the main gas pipeline.

8. It is prohibited to transport commercial gas through the gas distribution system simultaneously by two or more gas distribution organizations.

9. Construction of separate facilities of the gas distribution system is allowed by persons who are not gas distribution organizations.

Such facilities are transferred to the ownership of the gas distribution organization to whose gas distribution system they are connected, free of charge after reimbursement of construction costs by connecting gas-consuming consumer systems.";

7) paragraph 1 of Article 9 should be supplemented with sub-paragraphs 2-1), 2-2) and 2-3) as follows:

"2-1) participates in the formation of the forecast balance of production, sale and consumption of commercial gas;

2-2) approves the task for designing the construction, modernization and (or) reconstruction of facilities of the unified commercial gas supply system, financed from budgetary funds;

2-3) carries out technical monitoring of the construction, modernization and (or) reconstruction of facilities of the unified commercial gas supply system, financed from budgetary funds;";

8) in article 10:

in subparagraph 3) of paragraph 3, the words "to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan" should be replaced with the words "and (or) further implementation";

add paragraph 3-1 as follows:

"3-1. Individual technological facilities (tank farms, flyovers for automobile and railway filling of liquefied petroleum gas) included in the production facility of a manufacturer of liquefied petroleum gas may be built and owned by right of ownership or on other legal grounds by legal entities, fifty or more percent of the voting shares (participation interests) of which are directly or indirectly owned by the state.";

Paragraph 5 should be supplemented with sub-paragraphs 3) and 4) as follows:

"3) construction or placement, operation of modular (monoblock) and (or) stationary types of gas filling stations with ground-based storage of liquefied petroleum gas;

4) construction of gas filling stations on land plots that do not correspond to the intended purpose of such plots.";

add paragraph 6 as follows:

"6. On the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the construction and operation of gas filling stations is allowed only for stationary type with underground storage tanks for liquefied petroleum gas.";

9) in article 12:

in paragraph 5:

replace the word "Expenses" with the word "Work";

replace the words "produced at the expense of" with the words "produced by gas transportation, gas distribution organizations or owners of group tank installations by charging fees from";

Add paragraphs 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 as follows:

"7. The task of designing the construction, modernization and (or) reconstruction of facilities of the unified commercial gas supply system, financed from budgetary funds, is subject to coordination with the national operator or gas transportation and (or) gas distribution organizations, fifty or more percent of the voting shares (participation interests) of which belong to the national operator, in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.

8. Technical monitoring of the construction, modernization and (or) reconstruction of facilities of the unified commercial gas supply system, financed from budgetary funds, is carried out by the national operator or gas transportation and (or) gas distribution organizations, fifty or more percent of the voting shares (participation interests) of which belong to the national operator, in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.

9. The facilities of the unified commercial gas supply system, the construction, modernization and (or) reconstruction of which were financed from budgetary funds, are transferred free of charge to the national operator or gas transportation and (or) gas distribution organizations, fifty or more percent of the voting shares (participation interests) of which belong to the national operator, within one year from the date of commissioning.

10. When implementing projects for the construction, modernization and (or) reconstruction of gas supply facilities, priority is given to the purchase of goods, works and services from Kazakhstani manufacturers, and the involvement of Kazakhstani personnel.

11. Persons implementing projects for the construction, modernization and (or) reconstruction of gas supply facilities, at the request of the authorized body, provide information on the purchase of goods, works and services from Kazakhstani manufacturers, and the involvement of Kazakhstani personnel within ten working days from the date of receipt of such a request.";

10) add paragraph 4 to article 13 as follows:

"4. The provision of a land plot and the modification of its intended purpose for the construction of gas stations are carried out taking into account the maximum number of gas stations.

In case of exceeding the limit on the number of gas stations, the provision of a land plot and a change in its intended purpose for the construction of gas stations are not allowed.";

11) paragraph 7 of Article 14 should be supplemented with subparagraph 1-1) as follows:

"1-1) alienation of gas distribution system facilities in accordance with the second part of paragraph 9 of Article 8 of this Law;";

12) in article 15:

the first paragraph of the first part of paragraph 4-1 after the words "(licenses) for subsurface use," should be supplemented with the words "acquired by the national operator under the pre-emptive right of the state,";

In subparagraph 8) of paragraph 14, the words "722 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Taxes and Other Mandatory Payments to the Budget" (Tax Code)" should be replaced by the words "755 of the Tax Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan";

13) in article 17:

heading:

after the word "conditions", add the words "production and";

add the words "and their requirements";

in paragraph 4:

in subparagraph 3), replace the words "to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan" with the words "and (or) further implementation";

sub-paragraph 6) should be deleted;

add paragraphs 4-1 and 4-2 as follows:

"4-1. Manufacturers are prohibited from producing commercial, liquefied petroleum and (or) liquefied natural gas without a production passport approved in accordance with the established procedure.

4-2. Manufacturers are required to submit to the authorized body for approval the annual schedule of scheduled preventive maintenance of technological installations of manufacturers and comply with the approved schedule.";

Subparagraph 1) of the second part of paragraph 6 should be worded as follows:

"1) liquefied petroleum gas for municipal and industrial consumers;";

in paragraph 6-1:

In the first paragraph, the words "consumers included in the list of power plants" should be deleted.;

delete the second paragraph;

In the third paragraph, the words "for the public and legal entities" should be deleted.;

add paragraph 10 as follows:

"10. Persons engaged in the retail sale of marketable gas are required to direct the income received from the application of coefficients used in determining the retail sale price of marketable gas in volumes exceeding approved consumption standards to finance measures to digitalize accounting for marketable gas and modernize the gas distribution system, as well as to repay borrowed funds raised for the sale of these events.";

14) Article 20 should be worded as follows:

"Article 20. Pricing of commercial and liquefied petroleum gas

1. In order to ensure economic security in the Republic of Kazakhstan, state regulation of marginal prices for the wholesale sale of commercial gas on the domestic market, as well as marginal prices for the wholesale and retail sale of liquefied petroleum gas within the framework of a supply plan outside commodity exchanges may be established in cases and in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.

2. Marginal prices for the wholesale sale of marketable gas on the domestic market can be set depending on the region of supply, including for the following categories of consumers:

1) industrial consumers-investors who purchase commercial gas for use as fuel and (or) raw materials in industrial production in order to implement investment projects for the production of petrochemical products;

2) consumers included in the list of power plants;

3) industrial consumers-investors who purchase commercial gas for the production of compressed and (or) liquefied natural gas;

4) large commercial consumers, digital miners, persons engaged in the production of electrical energy for digital mining, persons engaged in the supply of electrical energy to digital miners.

3. The marginal prices specified in paragraph 2 of this article shall be established no later than May 15 every five years, unless otherwise established for certain categories of consumers.:

2) consumers included in the list of power plants – separately for each consumer for five years;

3) large commercial consumers, digital miners, persons engaged in the production of electric energy for digital mining, persons engaged in the supply of electric energy to digital miners – annually.

The marginal prices of wholesale sales of marketable gas on the domestic market are adjusted no more than once a year, annually on July 1, based on an application from the national operator to the authorized body in connection with changes in the purchase prices of marketable gas, the structure and (or) sources of marketable gas, and (or) tariffs subject to state regulation for the transportation of marketable gas through main pipelines. gas pipelines, storage of commercial gas in underground gas storage facilities.

4. The marginal prices for the wholesale sale of marketable gas on the domestic market, established in accordance with this article, do not apply to relations for the sale of marketable gas.:

1) the national operator;

2) owners of commercial gas produced from crude gas produced at gas and (or) gas condensate fields;

3) the liquefied natural gas obtained during the regasification process;

4) owners of commercial gas produced outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and imported for consumption into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

5) owners of commercial gas produced outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan from crude gas produced in the Republic of Kazakhstan on the basis of international treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

6) owners of commercial gas produced on the basis of a contract concluded within the framework of a partnership in the field of gas and gas supply;

7) extracted (produced) by a subsurface user within the framework of a production sharing agreement (contract) that has a stable tax regime in accordance with Article 755 of the Tax Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the provisions of which provide for the preferential right of the state to purchase alienated crude and (or) marketable gas.

5. The prices of retail sales of commercial gas in volumes exceeding the approved consumption standards are determined by applying coefficients in accordance with the procedure approved by the authorized body.

6. The prices of retail sales of commercial gas for large commercial consumers are set at the price level of retail sales of commercial gas used for the production of electric energy sold to a single buyer of electric energy in the relevant supply region using a calculated coefficient of 1.2, but not higher than the prices of retail sales of commercial gas for large commercial consumers, while they comply with the following criteria:

1) included until January 1, 2026 in the list of conditional consumers as an industrial complex in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of support for the use of renewable energy sources;

2) included in the Register of Groups of Persons before January 1, 2026 in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the electric power industry;

3) have, as of January 1, 2026, an investment commitment agreement with the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, concluded in accordance with the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The provisions of part one of this paragraph apply to the volumes of commercial gas directly used for the production of electric energy consumed by them, which should not exceed the actual volume of commercial gas used for these purposes in 2025 by more than ten percent.

7. The marginal prices of wholesale and retail sales of liquefied petroleum gas within the framework of the supply plan outside commodity exchanges are set depending on the region of supply and the category of subjects of the liquefied petroleum gas supply systems that purchase it.

8. Persons selling commercial gas on the domestic market or liquefied petroleum gas within the framework of a supply plan outside commodity exchanges are required not to exceed the established marginal prices, as well as the retail prices of commercial gas determined by applying coefficients in case of exceeding the approved consumption standards.";

15) in article 21:

in paragraph 6:

replace the word "fifth" with the word "twentieth";

replace the words "to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan" with the words "and (or) further implementation";

add paragraph 6-1 as follows:

"6-1. Persons engaged in the retail sale of marketable gas provide the authorized body with information on the use of income received from the application of coefficients used in determining the retail sale price of marketable gas in volumes exceeding approved consumption standards aimed at financing measures to digitalize accounting for marketable gas and modernize the gas distribution system, as well as to repay borrowed funds raised to implement these measures, annually no later than the twenty-fifth day of the month following the reporting year.";

in the first paragraph of subparagraph 1) of paragraph 7, the word "fifteenth" should be replaced by the words "twenty-fifth";

In paragraph 8, the words "to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan" should be replaced with the words "and (or) further implementation";

in paragraph 11:

replace the words "authorized body makes up" with the word "formed";

the words "for the upcoming calendar year" should be deleted;

16) paragraph 6 of Article 25 should be worded as follows:

"6. Commercial gas metering devices must provide remote data transmission and comply with the requirements established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on ensuring the uniformity of measurements.";

17) delete subparagraph 4) of paragraph 2 of Article 26;

18) in article 27:

in the first part of paragraph 1:

in subparagraph 3), replace the words "to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan" with the words "and (or) further implementation";

sub-paragraph 5) should be deleted;

subitem 3) of the first part of paragraph 3 should be deleted;

19) in article 27-1:

Paragraph 3 should be supplemented with the second part as follows:

"The distribution of volumes of liquefied petroleum gas allocated under the supply plan is formed through the digital system of the authorized body.";

subparagraph 1) of the first part of paragraph 5, after the words "retail sale", add the words "to household consumers,";

Delete paragraph 7;

in paragraph 8:

replace the words "distribution within the framework of the supply plan to the persons specified in paragraph one of paragraph 5 of this article, taking into account shipment from production facilities of such an industrial consumer and the time required to extract fractions of liquefied petroleum gas" with the words "return to producers, owners of liquefied petroleum gas produced during the processing of their property or on other legal grounds of hydrocarbon raw materials, for distribution within the framework of the supply plan to the persons specified in the first part of paragraph 5 of this Article";

add the following part of the second part:

"The provision of the first part of this paragraph does not apply to the cases provided for in Article 27-2 of this Law.";

20) add article 27-2 as follows:

"Article 27-2. Features of the use of liquefied petroleum gas, including those with a predominant content of propane-propylene and (or) butane-butylene fractions, in the implementation of investment projects

1. The executor of an investment project is a legal entity included in the register of investors in accordance with the Business Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and implementing an investment project for the production of petrochemical products.

The contractor of the investment project is an industrial consumer using liquefied petroleum gas as a raw material for the production of petrochemical products.

2. The contractor of the investment project has the right to purchase liquefied petroleum gas, including those with a predominant content of propane-propylene and (or) butane-butylene fractions, sold under the supply plan outside commodity exchanges, from the persons specified in subitems 1) and 2) of the first part of paragraph 1 of Article 27 of this Law.

The contractor of the investment project consumes liquefied petroleum gas as a raw material for the production of petrochemical products and (or) ensures that the unused portion of the fractions of liquefied petroleum gas in terms of the qualitative and quantitative content of the components meets the requirements of technical regulations and national standards for implementation as part of a supply plan outside commodity exchanges as the owner of liquefied petroleum gas.

3. The persons specified in subitems 1) and 2) of the first part of paragraph 1 of Article 27 of this Law, if technically possible, are obliged to supply liquefied petroleum gas in the amount specified in the application of the contractor of the investment project.";

21) in article 28:

in paragraph 1:

The first paragraph should be worded as follows:

"1. The retail sale of liquefied petroleum gas may be carried out by those included in the registers of the authorized body in the field of industrial safety and local executive bodies of the capital, regions, cities of republican significance:";

in sub-paragraphs 1) and 2), replace the word "owners" with the word "owners";

in the first part of subparagraph 3), the word "owners" should be replaced by the word "owners";

in subparagraph 4), replace the word "owners" with the word "owners";

in subparagraph 5):

replace the word "manufacturers" with the word "manufacturers";

replace the word "owners" with the word "owners";

add the following parts of the second and third sections:

"Other persons are not entitled to carry out retail sales of liquefied petroleum gas.

The requirements for inclusion in the registers of the authorized body in the field of industrial safety and local executive bodies of the capital, regions, cities of republican significance do not apply to the persons specified in subparagraph 5) of the first part of this paragraph.";

in paragraph 7:

in subparagraph 4), replace the words "at gas filling stations" with the words "outside gas filling stations and gas filling stations";

add subparagraph 5) as follows:

"5) refueling of motor vehicles with liquefied petroleum gas outside gas stations.";

22) add paragraphs to article 34 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the following content:

"6. Gas distribution organizations are required to bring their activities in line with the requirements of this Law by July 1, 2028.

7. The owners of gas filling stations are obliged to bring their gas filling stations into compliance with this Law or to stop their operation by January 1, 2031.

8. Facilities of the unified commercial gas supply system, the construction, modernization and (or) reconstruction of which were financed from budgetary funds, commissioned before January 1, 2027, are subject to gratuitous transfer to the national operator or gas transportation and (or) gas distribution organizations, fifty or more percent of the voting shares (participation interests) of which belong to the national to the operator, no later than December 31, 2028.

9. Manufacturers are required to obtain a production passport by July 1, 2027.

10. To establish that paragraph 6 of Article 20 of this Law is valid until January 1, 2036.

11. Commercial gas metering devices that do not provide remote data transmission must be replaced with commercial gas metering devices that provide remote data transmission at the expense of consumers themselves no later than December 31, 2027, with the exception of commercial gas metering devices for domestic consumers, which are replaced by gas distribution organizations that sell commercial gas to these domestic consumers. no later than January 1, 2030.

12. To establish that the second part of paragraph 8 of Article 27-1 and Article 27-2 of this Law are valid until July 1, 2028.".

7. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 13, 2012 "On Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Improvement":

1) add paragraph 2-1 to Article 8 as follows:

"2-1. Commercial gas metering devices must provide remote data transmission and comply with the requirements established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on ensuring the uniformity of measurements.";

2) add the following part to Article 23-1::

"Commercial gas metering devices that do not provide remote data transmission must be replaced with commercial gas metering devices that provide remote data transmission at the expense of consumers themselves no later than December 31, 2027, with the exception of commercial gas metering devices for domestic consumers, which are replaced by gas distribution organizations that sell commercial gas to these domestic consumers., no later than January 1, 2030.".

8. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 16, 2014 "On Permits and Notifications":

1) paragraph 1 of Article 28 should be supplemented with subparagraph 29) as follows:

"29) electric power industry.";

2) Line 11 of Appendix 1 should be worded as follows:

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Licensing of activities in the field of electric power industry

11.

License for the purchase of electric energy for the purpose of energy supply

Inalienable; Class 1

11-1.

License for carrying out electric energy transmission activities

Inalienable; valid for 3 years; Class 1

9. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 27, 2018 "On Natural Monopolies":

1) in article 8:

in subparagraph 24-3):

after the words "executive body", add the words ", as well as a gas distribution organization, fifty percent or more of the voting shares (participation shares in the authorized capital) of which belong to the national operator in the field of gas and gas supply,";

replace the words "transferred from local executive bodies" with the words "transferred from the authorized body for state property management, local executive bodies, individuals or legal entities that own facilities of the unified commercial gas supply system,";

in subparagraph 25):

after the words "in case" add the word "gratuitous";

replace the words "or the authorized body for the management of state property upon its receipt for gratuitous use, including electric networks from other energy transmission organizations, not higher than the level of the forecast of socio-economic development for the corresponding year" with the words ", the authorized body for the management of state property, owners of electric networks who do not have a license to carry out activities for transmission of electric energy to individuals or legal entities that own facilities of the unified commercial gas supply system, as well as in cases of acquisition of electric networks at a residual value from other owners of electric networks who do not have a license to carry out electric power transmission activities, and reimbursement of costs for evaluating these networks at a residual value not higher than the base rate set by the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the day of the decision on regulated services in the fields of natural monopolies";

subparagraph 35-1) after the words "subjects of natural monopolies," add the words "as well as a gas distribution organization, fifty or more percent of the voting shares (participation shares in the authorized capital) of which belong to the national operator in the field of gas and gas supply, a plan for the transfer to the balance sheet and (or) to the trust management of property used in the technological cycle for provision of regulated services from individuals or legal entities that own facilities of the unified commercial gas supply system,";

2) in article 15:

Paragraph 2 should be supplemented with the following part two:

"At the same time, it is allowed to establish a tariff for three or more years for subjects of natural monopolies providing regulated services in the areas provided for in subparagraphs 2), 3), 4) and 14) of paragraph 1 of Article 5 of this Law, except for the cases provided for by this Law.";

in paragraph 23:

in subparagraph 16):

The words "authorized body for the management of state property, local executive body" should be deleted.;

the words "from local executive bodies" should be deleted;

In subparagraph 17), the words "local executive body" should be deleted.;

3) in subparagraph 9-1) of paragraph 1 of Article 22, the words "property, including electric networks from other energy transmission organizations, in accordance with the plan of transfer to the balance sheet and (or) to the trust management of property upon its receipt for gratuitous use" should be replaced by the words "property of owners of electric networks who do not have a license to carry out activities related to the transmission of electric energy, individuals or legal entities that own facilities of the unified gas supply system, upon its gratuitous receipt, as well as the acquisition of electric networks at a residual value from other owners of electric networks who do not have a license to carry out electric power transmission activities, and reimbursement of the costs of evaluating these networks at a residual value in accordance with the transfer plan to the balance sheet and (or) to the trust management of property."

10. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 1, 2024 "On Public Procurement":

in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 3 of article 16:

the words "and also" should be deleted;

add the words ", as well as goods and services from subjects of socially significant markets in the field of retail sale of commercial gas at prices established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan."

Article 2. This Law shall enter into force sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication, with the exception of:

1) paragraphs of the first and second subitems 2), paragraphs of the first to seventh subitems 9) of paragraph 4, subparagraph 3), paragraphs of the first to fifth, eighth, fourteenth and eighteenth subitems 4), paragraphs of the first to seventh subitems 5), paragraphs of the first and second subitems 8), paragraphs of the first and second subitems 12), paragraphs of the first, fifth and sixth subitems 13), paragraphs of the first to fourth, seventh and eighth subitems 15), paragraphs of the first to third subitems 18), paragraphs of the first and fourth subitems 19) of paragraph 6, paragraphs of the first, fourth – eighth subparagraph 2) of paragraph 9 of Article 1, which shall enter into force upon the expiration of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication.;

2) paragraphs of the thirteenth and fourteenth subitems 1), paragraphs of the third and fourth subitems 2), paragraph of the second subitem 3), subitems 4), 7) and 13) of paragraph 4, paragraph 8, subitems 1) and 3) of paragraph 9 of Article 1, which enter into force on September 1, 2026;

3) paragraph eight of subparagraph 9), paragraph four of subparagraph 22) of paragraph 6 of Article 1, which will enter into force on January 1, 2027;

4) subparagraph 6) of paragraph 4 of Article 1, which will enter into force on July 1, 2027;

5) subparagraph 1) of paragraph 2, paragraph twenty-one of subparagraph 2), paragraphs six and seven of subparagraph 4), paragraphs seventeen and eighteen of subparagraph 13), paragraphs twenty-two and twenty-ninth of subparagraph 14), paragraphs five and six of subparagraph 15) of paragraph 6 of Article 1, which enter into force on October 1 In 2027.

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