DUSHANBE
, February 16, Asia-Plus – Energy ministers from
Tajikistan
,
Iran
and
Afghanistan
are supposed to hold a tripartite meeting in
Dushanbe
.
According to information from the Tajik MFA, Iranian Energy Minister Said Parviz Fattah and Afghan Energy and Water Resources Muhammad Ismail Khan are arriving in
Dushanbe
on February 19.
On February 20 they will attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Sangtuda-2 hydropower plant
On February 21, a tripartite meeting of energy ministers from
Tajikistan
,
Afghanistan
and
Iran
will be held in
Dushanbe
. According to the source, the energy ministers from the three countries are supposed to discuss state and prospects of tripartite cooperation in the area of energy, including the construction of the power-transmission line from
Tajikistan
via
Afghanistan
to
Iran
.
We will recall that under protocol signed in
Dushanbe
in January last year
Iran
will complete the construction of Sangtuda-2 station in
Tajikistan
. On
June 11, 2005
, Tajik Energy Minister, Jurabek Nurmahmadov and his Iranian counterpart, Habibullah Bitaraf, signed in
Tehran
a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Sungtuda-2 power plant. The dam and power station will cost US$220 million in total, of which 180 million dollars will be financed by
Iran
under a 10-year loan with a five-percent interest rate. In addition, US$40 million will be extended by
Tajikistan
. Once the power station is built, all the revenue over the next 12.5 years will go to the investor.
