DUSHANBE, February 24, 2016, Asia-Plus – Electricity rationing was lifted in Tajikistan on February 23, according to Barqi Tojik (the state-owned utility responsible for generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Tajikistan).
Compared to last, favorable weather conditions have allowed improving the power supply in rural areas considerably, an official source at Barqi Tojik told Asia-Plus in an interview.
Last year, electricity rationing was lifted on February 27.
We will recall that electricity rationing that was introduced in rural areas on October 18, 2015 resulted in the supply of daily electrical power being reduced to ten hours – five hours in the morning (from 5:00 am to 10:00 pm) and five hours in the evening (from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm).
Electricity rationing has not affected Dushanbe as well as the cities of the country, and the majority of districts of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).
In GBAO, Tajikistan’s only private power company, Pamir Energy Company (Pamir Energy), operates. This company is responsible for electricity deliveries in the region and the majority of districts in Gorno Badakhshan now have regular power supply.
Measures rationing electricity supplies are usually introduced in all regions except Dushanbe and seek to curb the country”s rising electricity consumption. The rationing is introduced in October or November and lasts through March or April next year. The rationing results in the supply of daily electrical power being reduced to 12 or 10 hours. In addition to curbing rising consumption, the move also stems from a decline in the water level in the country”s reservoirs powering the main hydroelectric power plants.
