Dushanbe. June 24. “Asia-Plus” — Member states of the Central Asia Energy Coordination Council (CA ECC – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) are discussing an opportunity of resuming the united energy system in concurrent mode, Novosti Kazakhstana Kazakh news agency reports citing Almasadam Satkaliev, President of KEOGOC company, as source.
Such issue was raised by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan at CA ECC’s 10th session, Satkaliev said on Wednesday, June 23.
“We believe that the move will strengthen reliability of energy supplies in our countries and will contribute to sustainability of energy supplies,” he said.
In 2009 Tajikistan was disconnected from the united energy system for a series of violations. Therefore, Tajikistan’s energy system operated in isolated mode in the past autumn and winter period.
Satkaliev explained that Tajikistan will not be able to rejoin the united energy system without Uzbekistan’s consent since all decisions in the CA ECC should be made with the consent of each member state.
According to Bahrom Azimov, First Deputy Chairman of the Barki Tojik power and light holding, Tajikistan has a huge potential to export energy and the republic is ready to export cheap energy to other Central Asia countries.
“We have agreed [with Uzbekistan] to start negotiations and make related decision depending on the results,” he said.
Eso Sadullaev, Head of Uzbekenergo’s National Dispatch Center, confirmed Uzbekistan’s readiness to continue negotiations in the given direction.
“There were a series of technical violations last year. Now we are trying to clear them out in order to ensure sustainability of the system in the future. As all controversial issues are settled we’ll start talking about possible resume of the joint energy system’s work in concurrent mode,” he said.
KEGOC President also noted that all countries of Central Asian region will benefit from the work of the joint energy system in concurrent mode since this will open way for export and transit energy supplies.
“Additionally, Central Asian states have potential to participate in the united market which is being formed in the frameworks of the Customs Union,” Satkaliev added.
