DUSHANBE, December 14, 009, Asia-Plus — Despite the fact that Tajikistan’s electricity-distribution system has been operating in autonomous regime over the past 1.5 months, Tajik energy authorities are not yet going to introduce electricity rationing in large cities of the country, Nozirjon Yodgori, a spokesman for Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) power holding, said in an interview with Asia-Plus.
During autumn-winter 2008-09, Tajikistan was importing electric power from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, however, rigid electricity rationing last year was introduced in all regions of the country, except Dushanbe.
“Tajik hydropower now generate on average 45 million kWh of electricity per day and some 1 million kWh of electricity is currently imported from Uzbekistan at the rate of 3.7 cents per one kWh,” said Yodgori. “Electricity is distributed to the regions in accordance with a special schedule.”
During autumn-winter 2008-09, Tajikistan was consuming on average 53-54 million kWh of electricity per day, he added.
According to him, rational use of electricity by residential customers and the nationwide shift to energy-saving light bulbs as well as minimization of energy losses are the main factors that have contributed to improvement of the power supply situation in the country.
“Current water levels at the reservoir powering the Norak hydroelectric power plant (HPP) are at the level of 902 meter above sea level, which is 13.6 meters higher than in the same period of last year,” the spokesman said.
