The Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan says Tajikistan reduced the export of electricity to the neighboring countries almost 10 times in October.
Last month, Tajikistan reportedly exported US$1.8 million worth of electric power to neighboring countries, which was 15.2 million U.S. dollars fewer than in September.
In September, Tajikistan reportedly exported about US$17 million worth of electricity to neighboring countries.
Approximately the same amount of electricity Tajikistan supplied to neighboring countries in August.
In all, Tajikistan has supplied US$91.3 million worth of electric power to the neighboring countries, which was 82 percent more than in the same period last year.
The main buyers of Tajik electricity are Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, who receive it in almost the same amount.
Under agreements signed with power utility companies of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, Tajikistan is supposed to supply 1.5 billion kWh of electricity to each of these countries.
Uzbekistan pays for Tajik electricity at the rate of 2.0 cents per one kWh, while Afghanistan pays for electricity supplied through the 110kV power transmission lines at the rate of 3.0 cents per 1 kWh and at the rate of 4.5 cents per 1 kWh for electricity supplied through the 220kV power transmission lines.
Over the first six months of this year, electricity has reportedly accounted for 65 percent of Tajikistan’s exports to Afghanistan.
According to Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility), began to supply to Kyrgyzstan in early October, but the supplies were halted four days later.
Barqi Tojik says the country’s power plants have generated more than 17.1 billion kWh of electricity over the first ten months of this year, which was 6.1 percent more than in the same period last year.
Meanwhile, residential customers in rural areas of Tajikistan have received electricity in a limited amount since mid-October, though the authorities did not officially announced imposition of power rationing in the country.
