DUSHANBE, November 1, 2008, Asia-Plus — Turkmenistan has begun supplying electrical power to Tajikistan in the autumn-winter season.
According to Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) power holding, Turkmenistan started supplying electricity to Tajikistan on November 1, at 1:00 a.m. local time.
It is to be noted that under the provisions of an agreement signed between Tajikistan and Turkmenistan in 2007, Turkmenistan will annually supply 1.2 billion kWh of electricity to Tajikistan in autumn-winter season during the period till 2012.
Turkmenistan supplies electricity to Tajikistan via Uzbek power systems. An agreement on transit of Turkmen electrical power to Tajikistan via Uzbek power systems was reached during a meeting of President Emomali Rahmon with his Uzbek counterpart, President Islam Karimov, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan last month on sidelines of summits of the CIS and the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC). The final decision on this subject was reached in Almaty, Kazakhstan on October 18.
According to the Barqi Tojik top manager Sharifkhon Samiyev, Tajikistan will pay to Turkmenistan for electricity at the rate of 3 cents per 1 kWh. “Besides, we will pay to Uzbekistan for electricity transit at the rate of 0.3 cent per 1 kWh,” the Barqi Tojik head said.
