STATE, TENDENCIES AND PERSPECTIVES OF TARIFF POLICY DEVELOPMENT FOR THERMAL AND ELECTRIC POWER IN BELARUS

Tendencies and perspectives for development of thermal and electric power tariffs for population and industry in Belarus have been analyzed in the paper. The average Belarusian tariffs are compared with the corresponding ones in other countries. It is revealed that the current tariff distribution for population and industry in the Republic does not stimulate the economical usage of electric power and deteriorates an export potential of the Belarusian enterprises. It is determined that due to an increase of fuel-power resource prices it will be necessary also to increase further prices of generated power resources and, first of all, prices of electrical power of non-industrial consumer groups.