Some villages in Tajikistan could be provided with wind energy if this type of energy was developed in the country, member of the Energy, Industry, Construction and Communication Committee and head of the Communist party of Tajikistan Shodi Shabdolov has said.
“There are places in the republic where wind stations could be installed to produce energy,” Shabdolov said in his interview to AP. “For example we have windy areas in Sughd province, in eastern part of Gorno Badakhshan, Faizobod region, Muminobod and Shurobod regions of Khatlon province. If installed there wind energy stations could provide local population with required volume of energy.”
However, nobody deals with wind energy in the republic, he said. “Some work in this area was done during the Soviet Union but after the collapse of USSR nobody deals with it,” he said. “We still do not have a map of windy areas. There is a lot to be done in this direction but, unfortunately, our specialists have not even started to do that. Some scientists tried to raise this issue but nobody listened to them.”
Shabdolov stressed that some pilot works are being implemented in Faizobod and Muminobod regions. More serious work requires funds and willingness of related structures.
At the same time Shabdolov said that the republic has related legislative base for installation of wind energy stations. “The law “On the use of renewable energy sources” was approved in Tajikistan in early 2010. This law regulates legal relations between governmental structures, legal entities and individuals in energy sector,” he said. “Based on this law both legal entities and individuals are allowed to install wind energy stations for energy production. Huge wind energy stations should be connected to general network while small stations can be used for production of energy for remote regions. However, installation of wind energy stations requires special permission since these stations produce noise. In other words, these stations should be located at a safe distance.”
