Central
The central government is responsible for:
- The overall legislation;
- The promotion of private, domestic and foreign investments;
- Support to public energy companies in view of privatisation.
- Ensure the separation of duties between transmission system operators and distribution
- Monitoring frameworks and evaluations of programmes and energy usage
- Promotion of energy efficiency
- Implementation of state policy in the field of power and gas consumers in the Republic of Belarus;
- Creating conditions for effective work of energy state organizations in order to cover the requirements of economy and population in electrical and thermal energy, natural gas and LPG, solid fuels; monitoring of their rational and safe use;
- Taking measures to ensure energy security;
- Taking measures to ensure nuclear and radiation safety;
- Preparation of proposals of energy policy formation and implementation of this policy;
- Development and implementation of measures to improve payment;
- Discipline in the calculations for fuel and energy.
Regional
No competencies identified at the regional level.
Local
Other than hard infrastructure maintenance of energy networks, no competencies identified at the local level.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Ministry of Energy
