In October this year, Tajikistan exported electricity worth over US$3.8 million, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.
Overall, over the first ten months of this year, the country has supplied electricity abroad totaling more than US$102.4 million, which is 3.2% or US$3.4 million less compared to the same period last year.
The share of electricity in Tajikistan's total exports for January–October of this year has accounted for 6.6%.
The Agency notes that over the reporting period, Tajikistan has generated more than 18.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, which is 1.2% more compared to January-October last year.
Tajikistan now supplies electricity only to two countries—Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
Per data from Barqi Tojik, during the autumn-winter season, electricity is supplied in small volumes exclusively to Afghanistan.
Agreements for electricity exports to Uzbekistan are reportedly limited to the summer season.
It's worth noting that in rural areas, where about 70% of the country's population resides, electricity has been supplied in limited amounts since September 21 of this year. People in these areas receive electricity for 3 hours in the morning and 5 hours in the evening.
Complaints about limited electricity supply have come from rural areas across all regions of the country, except the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). In GBAO, the power system operates autonomously from the country's central power grid and is managed by the Pamir Energy Company.
Electricity cuts affect not only households but also shops and small businesses, causing significant damage to the country's economy as a whole.
Tajikistan has sufficient summer-time (defined as May 1 to September 30) hydropower surpluses to export to the neighboring countries.
Electricity shortages and rationing for the population in Tajikistan typically begin in late September or early October and last until April. The lifting of restrictions depends on favorable weather conditions and increased water flow in the Vakhsh River.
