Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan ordered the State Inspection over Supervision of Power and Uzbekenergo state joint stock company, as well as other interested ministries and departments were entrusted to develop and approve corresponding regulation.

The resolution said that the applications for connection of equipment to power networks should be received at the inspections for registration of businesses under the local administrations or at designing organizations.

At the same time, the enterprises, responsible for connection of businesses to power networks, should provide technical conditions for connection within three days. The State Inspection over Supervision of Power should also review equipment of businesses within three days.

Cabinet of Ministers also cut list of documents, required to submit for connection to power networks, from 79 to 13 documents, which is down six times.

Uzbekistan announced 2011 as the Year of Small Business and Private Entrepreneurship. The government adopted special state programme on supporting small businesses.