DUSHANBE, November 4, 2008, Asia-Plus — On November 5, President Emomali Rahmon will preside over the opening of the third unit of the Russian-built Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP), according to Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) power holding.
As it had been reported earlier, speaking to reporters in Dushanbe on October 27, the Barqi Tojik top manager Sharifkhon Samiyev said that with introduction of the third unit of the Sangtuda-1 station into operation and beginning of transit of Turkmen electrical power via Uzbek power systems to Tajikistan on November 1, electricity supplies will increase in the country. “The supply of daily electricity in the regions will be increased to eight hours: four hours of electricity in the morning and four in the evening,” the Barqi Tojik head said.
We will recall that the opening of the first unit of the Sangtuda-1 station was held on January 20, 2008 and the second unit of the station was put into operation on July 1, 2008.
According to open joint-stock company (OJSC), Sangtuda HPP-1, the station currently generates some 4.5 million kWh of electrical power per day.
Russia retains a 75 percent share in the power plant, which will generate a projected 2.7 billion kWh of electricity per annum. The power station will have an estimated capacity of 670 MW.
