DUSHANBE, January 15, 2013, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan has reportedly reduced fuel imports.
Last year, Tajikistan imported little more than 370,000 tons of oil products, which was 68,000 fewer than in 2011, according to the Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI).
In 2012, the cheapest gasoline was reportedly delivered from Kyrgyzstan – US$913 per ton.
An average price of one ton of Russian gasoline was US$1,199, Turkmen gasoline – US$1,172, and Uzbek gasoline – US$1,044.
An official source at a MoEI notes that a share of Kyrgyzstan in Tajikistan’s fuel imports has increased noticeably — from 2.0 percent in 2011 to 13 percent in 2012. Last year, Tajikistan imported 48,500 tons of oil products from Kyrgyzstan.
Russia last year accounted for 55.3 percent (205,000 tons) of Tajikistan’s fuel imports, – Turkmenistan – 17.2 percent (64,100 tons), and Uzbekistan – 0.02 percent (7,100 tons).
Last year, an average price for one ton of gasoline was 1,121 U.S. dollars, one ton of diesel fuel – 1,084 U.S. dollars, and one ton of aviation kerosene – 1,347 U.S. dollars.
Meanwhile, the monthly report for December 2012,
Monitoring &r Early Warning in Tajikistan
, notes that during last November, petrol and fuel prices increased slightly in Dushanbe and remained unchanged in Qurghon Teppa and Khujand markets, compared to the previous month.
