LEGAL ISSUES OF THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN CENTRAL ASIA

Abstract

The article analyzes the legal framework for the use of renewable energy sources using the examples of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. Also, as a result of the reforms carried out in neighboring countries, the legislative acts adopted in the process of the phased transition to an environmentally safe, green economy in the region were characterized, and the current results of their implementation in practice were described. It was emphasized that achieving energy efficiency and independence plays an important role in the socio-economic development of countries, focusing on the analysis of adopted laws and by-laws and prospective plans for the creation, storage, and supply of renewable energy sources to consumers. Taking into account that the possibilities of natural resources of each region are different, the geographical location of these countries, natural resource reserves, and possibilities of creating mainly alternative energy sources were highlighted. The author, describing internal and external opportunities of our region using reports published by international organizations, studied the base of regulatory documents on the industry of each state. She compared and analyzed the laws and roadmaps adopted by the countries regarding national and international cooperation using empirical, theoretical, and comparative methods and gave her opinions and suggestions.