In November 2024, Tajikistan exported electricity worth approximately US$4.2 million to neighboring countries, a 10.5-percent increase compared to October, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.
Over the first eleven months of this year, Tajikistan has reportedly exported electricity worth approximately US$106.6 million, which is 1.1% less than in the same period last year
The Agency for Statistics says that in January-October this year, electricity exports accounted for 6.1% of the country's total exports.
Open Joint Stock Company (OJSC) Barqi Tojik, which now operates just as power generation company, had previously stated that during the autumn-winter season, when domestic energy supply challenges arise, electricity is supplied in small amounts only to Afghanistan to maintain the integrity of power transmission lines and other infrastructure.
Agreements with Uzbekistan, according to Barqi Tojik, are exclusively for summer deliveries.
About 80% of the electricity exports are reportedly directed to Afghanistan, with the remaining 20% going to Uzbekistan.
Earlier, Afghanistan’s energy company Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) announced a new agreement with Barqi Tojik to purchase electricity for 2025, though details of the agreement were not disclosed.
Electricity supplies from Tajikistan to Afghanistan are based on a general agreement signed in 2008, which is valid until 2028. At the end of each calendar year, the parties sign an additional protocol specifying supply volumes and electricity prices for the upcoming year.
Over the first eleven months of this year, Tajikistan has generated more than 20.2 billion kWh of electricity, which is 1.8 percent more than in the same period last year.
Meanwhile, electricity rationing was officially introduced in rural areas of Tajikistan on September 22, 2024. Rural residents have been receiving electricity for only 8 to 10 hours per day, with power available from 5 to 8 am and from 5 to 10 pm.
Tajikistan has sufficient summer-time (defined as May 1 to September 30) hydropower surpluses to export to the neighboring countries.
Electricity shortages and rationing for the population in Tajikistan typically begin in late September or early October and last until April. The lifting of restrictions depends on favorable weather conditions and increased water flow in the Vakhsh River.
