Tajikistan intends to complete construction of the section of the 1000 Electricity Transmission and Trade Project for Central Asia and South Asia (CASA 1000) in its territory before the end of this year, the head of the unit implementation of the project in Tajikistan, Faizali Samiyev, told reporters in Dushanbe at the end of the last week, Avesta news agency reported on August 22.
According to him, almost all construction work in Tajik territory has been completed, and “about 5.0%-7.0% of work remains.”
“All the necessary equipment for construction has been fully purchased, brought to the country and already installed at 70percent,” Samiyev said, noting that most of the equipment has been purchased in Sweden and some other European countries and some other has been delivered from Russia, China, India and Turkiye.
He further added that it remains to complete the installation of some of the equipment and commissioning work.
Samiyev expressed hope that negotiations with Afghanistan will be carried out soon. The World Bank has suspended funding for the project in its territory due to the current military and political situation in that country.
“A total length of the power transmission lines is 289 kilometers in the territory of Tajikistan, 570 kilometers in the territory of Afghanistan, 450 kilometers in the territory of Kyrgyzstan and a small part falls on the territory of Pakistan,” Samiyev said, noting that a total cost of implementation of the project in the Tajik territory is 348 million U.S. dollars.
India’s Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL) is engaged in the delivery of equipment and necessary tools for construction of the Tajik section of the CASA-1000 Project. This company began constructing the Tajik section in 2018.
Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL) is amongst the leading Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) companies with proven experience and expertise spanning over three decades. KPTL is executing marquee projects with comprehensive capabilities that delivers complete solutions covering design, testing, fabrication, erection and construction of transmission lines, oil and gas infrastructure and railways projects on a turnkey basis. KPTL has established its footprints in 63 countries spread across five continents.
The CASA-1000 project aims at developing energy corridor and land connectivity between Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade (Casa-1000) Project demonstrates landmark cooperation among Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. The modern and efficient CASA-1000 electricity transmission system will help transform the region and signify an important step toward realizing the planned Central Asia-South Asia Regional Electricity Market (CASAREM). The CASAREM initiative will help not only these four countries, but also improve the electricity systems and develop inter-regional cooperation between Central Asia and South Asia.
A total cost of the project, which will bring electricity from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to Afghanistan and Pakistan, is more than 1.086 billion U.S. dollars.
The necessary funds have been allocated by the World Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
The Project is expected to develop the necessary physical infrastructure and create the institutional and legal framework to transmit surplus power available from existing generation facilities in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The physical infrastructure for CASA 1000 includes: a 500 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system between Tajikistan and Pakistan through Afghanistan; an AC transmission link from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to connect to the HVDC line from Tajikistan to South Asia; and the necessary electricity sub-stations in Kabul (Afghanistan), Peshawar (Pakistan) and Sangtuda (Tajikistan).
