Questions of gardening partnerships

This issue is resolved in paragraph 51 Regulations on the procedure for settlements and payment of fees for housing and communal services, service for managing common property of joint household ownership and fees for the use of residential premises of the state housing stock, as well as reimbursement of electricity costs, approved by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated 27.08.2025 №465.

Garden owners (country houses) houses, electrical installations of which are directly connected to the electrical networks of RUE Minskenergo, and those who have concluded a power supply agreement with the company, pay for consumed electrical energy at a subsidized tariff for the population, established in subparagraph 5.1 item 5 applications 2 to the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated 25.02.2026 № 93.

If the owner of the garden (dacha) house, is a non-working pensioner, who have reached the generally established retirement age, face, entitled to benefits in payment for electricity supply services or disabled people of group III, payment for electricity supply services in case of use of electrical energy, including for heating needs, it can provide heating and hot water supply at subsidized rates for the population, established in subparagraphs 3.1 and 3.2 item 3 applications 2 to the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated 25.02.2026 № 93, subject to the following conditions being met at the same time:

– availability of a technical passport for a garden house, dacha;

– availability of owner registration at the place of residence in the garden house, at the dacha;

– absence from the garden house, district heating system at the dacha- and gas supply;

– presence of a stationary electric stove (hob).

Pay attention, that the garden house must be equipped with electrical equipment for heating, heating and hot water supply, as well as an electric stove (electric hob) household stationary for food preparation in compliance with the established procedure.

To equip a garden house with electric heating equipment, as well as an electric stove, in compliance with the established procedure, it is necessary:

contact your local authority (executive committee, village council, etc.) with an application for the issuance of technical specifications for power supply;

develop a design solution in accordance with the issued technical specifications in accordance with the established procedure;

ensure the implementation of electrical installation and commissioning, electrophysical measurements and tests;

contact the electrical branch (cable) networks of RUE "Minskenergo" in the service area to obtain a certificate of delimitation of balance sheet ownership and operational responsibility of the parties;

contact the State Institution “Gosenergogaznadzor” to inspect the installed electrical installations and issue an inspection report (allows) about the possibility of putting them into operation;

contact the Energosbyt branch of RUE Minskenergo to renew the power supply contract.

In accordance with paragraph 6 Regulations on the procedure for settlements and payment of fees for housing and communal services, service for managing common property of joint household ownership and fees for the use of residential premises of the state housing stock, as well as reimbursement of electricity costs, approved by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated 27.08.2025 № 465 “On settlements in the field of housing and communal services”, benefits for electricity supply to citizens, entitled to benefits in accordance with article 16 Law of the Republic of Belarus dated 14 June 2007 Mr. No. 239-Z “On state social benefits, rights and guarantees for certain categories of citizens", registered at the place of residence (or place of stay at the citizen’s choice), are provided in the residential area, garden house, at the dacha.

Relief on electricity bills, consumed in the garden house, at the Energosbyt branch can only be issued if there is a direct contract for the provision of electricity supply services, concluded by the owner of the garden house with RUE Minskenergo. Besides, необходимо наличие у льготника временной регистрации по месту пребывания в данном садовом доме.

Pay attention, that the benefit is provided at the choice of the beneficiary citizen: at the place of registration at the place of residence, or at the place of temporary registration at the place of stay. Simultaneous use of the benefit at several addresses is not allowed..