The comparative characteristics of the legal regulation in the sphere of the electric power industry by the example of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan

Introduction: the article is devoted to the legal regulation of the electric power industry in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan. For this purpose the author analyzes the development and ways of improvement of the legal regulation of the relations concerning the supply of energy and energy resources to the consumers that take place in the fuel and energy complex of Russia and Kazakhstan. With the help of the scientific methods, primarily the method of system and comparative analysis, the author analyzes the legislation of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan in the electric power industry to identify the gaps and shortcomings in the industry, since currently, the electric power industry is one of the main components of the fuel and energy complex of each state. Results: today the issues of the sphere of the electric power industry are of particular importance both for the contemporary global markets as a whole and for the Russian Federation. Their successful solution determines the need for the prospective improvement of the legal regulation of the relations in the fuel and energy sector both domestically and internationally. Conclusions: currently, there are many laws and statutory instruments for the legal regulation of the sphere of the electric power industry in this state and the Republic of Kazakhstan. In this regard, it is necessary to bring the energy legislation of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan into a single integrated system and to develop the system of the legal regulation of the transition of the electric power industry to the innovative way of development and the competitiveness of the countries.