Kazakhstan’s state-owned railway company, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, rejected some applications for the transit of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Russia to Tajikistan through Kazakhstan at the end of April.
According to bizmedia.kz, this decision was made at the request of Tajik Railways (Tajikistan’s state-owned railway company) due to the large number of wagons and the overload of the transport system.
Against this backdrop, and also due to rising prices from Russian suppliers, the spot batches of liquefied gas (these are one-time gas deliveries purchased not under a long-term contract, but on current market conditions) with delivery to Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan became more expensive at the end of April.
The indicative supply balance between Russia and Tajikistan for 2026 provides for 50,000 tons of duty-free liquefied gas. If this volume is exhausted by May, the fuel price may increase even further.
It is also reported that the largest gas supplier to Tajikistan, Tengizchevroil, did not send any spot batches for delivery in May.
From April 1 to 27, approximately 25,700 tons of liquefied petroleum gas were delivered to Tajikistan. Of this volume, 20,700 tons were supplied by Tengizchevroil.
