DUSHANBE, March 4, 2016, Asia-Plus — World Economic Forum (WEF) on March 2 released the fourth edition of the
Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report 2016
(EAPI) compiling 126 countries.
Tajikistan has been ranked at 45th position, which is topped by Switzerland.
The annual index provides a benchmark to help countries address energy transformation challenges and identify opportunities across their power systems.
It explored the energy architecture of 126 countries based on their ability to provide energy access across three dimensions of the “energy triangle” affordability, environmental sustainability, security and access.
The list is topped by Switzerland followed by Norway and Sweden in the second and third place respectively, while Tajikistan stands at 45.
Others in the top ten include France (4), Denmark (5), Austria (6), Spain (7), Colombia (8), New Zealand (9) and Uruguay (10).
Russia was ranked at the 52nd place.
Meanwhile, Tajikistan is ranked highest among the Central Asian nations in the Global Energy Architecture Performance Index 2016 report.
The country received an EAPI of 0.65 to rank 45th worldwide.
Tajikistan was ranked highest among the Central Asian countries, ahead of Kazakhstan (57), Uzbekistan (84), Kyrgyzstan (96) and Turkmenistan (118).
In particular, Tajikistan received a score of 0.82 in environmental sustainability (the maximum score in this dimension is 0.90) and 0.67 in terms of energy access and security (the maximum score in this dimension is 0.95).
The Energy Architecture Performance Index (EAPI) provides a tool for decision-makers to holistically benchmark nations’ energy systems.
The EAPI reportedly aims to support governments and other stakeholders along the energy value chain in identifying the relative performance of elements of their energy systems, in order for best practices to be diffused more widely and poor practices targeted.
The EAPI measures and compares the energy system performance of different countries based on 18 indicators across three sub-indices (or “baskets”), corresponding to the three imperatives of the energy triangle: 1) economic growth and development( this sub-index measures the extent to which a country’s energy architecture adds or detracts from economic growth and development (six indicators); 2) environmental sustainability (this sub-index measures the environmental impact of energy supply and consumption within a country’s energy architecture (six indicators); 3) energy access and security (this sub-index measures the extent to which a country’s energy supply is secure, accessible and diversified (six indicators).
