Over the first ten months of this year, Tajikistan has earned about 106 million US dollars from exporting electricity to neighboring countries, which is 4.8 percent more than in the same period last year (In January-October last year, Tajikistan exported little more than US$101 million worth of electricity to neighboring countries), according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.
Meanwhile, electricity exports in October fell more than 15 times compared to the previous month.
Last month, Tajikistan reportedly exported only US$1.3 million worth of electricity, which is US$18.7 million less than in September (In September, Tajikistan exported US$20 million worth of electricity).
Earlier this year, Tajikistan concluded electricity delivery contracts with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
In 2021, Tajikistan reportedly supplied electricity to Afghanistan at the rate of 3.0 cents per 1 kWh for electric power supplied through 110kV power transmission lines and at the rate of 4.5 cents per 1 kWh for electric power supplied through 220kV power transmission lines.
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) noted in mid-January this year that an additional protocol on the supply of Tajik electricity to Afghanistan in 2023 was signed in Istanbul. The report does not provide the terms of the agreement.
As far as Uzbekistan is concerned, Tajikistan supplies electric power to this country at the rate of 2.00 cents per 1 kWh only during spring-supper period (May-August).
The low price for electricity supplied to Uzbekistan is due to the fact that Tajikistan, in turn, receives natural gas from Uzbekistan at a reduced price.
Meanwhile, Tajikistan has reportedly generated about 18.4 billion kWh if electricity over the first ten months of this year, which is 4.4 percent more than in the same period last year.
Last year, Tajikistan reportedly earned 106 million U.S. dollars from exporting electricity to neighboring countries, which was 10.6 percent more than in 2021.
In 2022, electric power reportedly accounted for 5.0 percent of Tajikistan’s exports, which is 0.5 percent more compared to 2021.
Tajikistan has sufficient summer-time (defined as May 1 to September 30) hydropower surpluses to export to the neighboring countries.
Last year, Tajikistan reportedly generated about 21.4 billion kWh of electricity, which was 3.8 percent more than in 2021.
