However, the installation of these additional electricity meters and transitioning from the existing electricity billing system to a modem multifunctional billing system faced some delays. About 10 per cent of the country’s population lives in remote, mountainous, off-grid areas (in valleys with small rivers and streams), where off-grid renewable energy solutions make more economic sense. To date, no comprehensive study has been carried out to assess the potential of RES in the country. The strongest winds are observed in mountainous areas, w'here the landscape produces the country’s maximum wind speed and flows, as well as in Sughd Oblast and the Rasht Valley.