However, in the Tajik energy holding, they assure that switching off the light is a temporary phenomenon associated with prevention before the winter.
Residents of the Kulyab region complain that since September 19 they have switched off the light. In the districts of Farhor, Hamadoni and Vose, electricity is supplied from 5 to 8 am, and in the evening – from 17 to 24 hours. Specialists of "Barki Tojik" claim that this is not a power utility, but only prevention. And the specialists of the holding on the ground say that the water of Nurek is saved: there is a very low flow of water, because the water of the Vakhsh River goes to fill the Rogun Reservoir.
Zarif Tabarov – Deputy of “Shabakahoi Barki Kulob” LLC denied information about imposing restrictions on energy consumption in the region.
"We have an oral instruction from the management of “Barki Tojik” to turn off the light supply by the clock. This is due to the receipt of a small amount of water in the Nurek reservoir. Soon, the first unit of the Rogun hydroelectric power station is expected to be put into operation, therefore part of the water remains in the Rogun reservoir, and the inflow of water into the Nurek reservoir has decreased ", – said Tabarov.
According to the expert, if now does not support the state of the Nurek reservoir, then in winter it may be difficult. "This lack of water earlier in Nurek in September was not noted ", – Tabarov stressed.
"Barki Tojik" is preparing for winter
The Tajik energy holding “Barki Tojik” refers to another reason for switching off the light in the Kulyab region.
Deputy Chairman of "Barki Tojik", executive director of the Department of "Distribution Electric Grids" Mavjuda Holikzoda informed "AP" that, in connection with the scheduled maintenance work to prepare for the winter period, local outages in all areas of Tajikistan are possible.
«But local networks inform the public about this in advance», – she assures.
According to her, power cuts are temporary
"Holding is not going to introduce a limit on energy consumption", – stressed Holikzoda.
According to her, the enterprises and establishments of the company "Barki Tojik" are currently engaged in the repair of power transmission lines, substations of different capacities, other equipment, in order to ensure stable and reliable operation of energy transmission and power transmission networks in the country in winter.
Tajikistan awaiting the launch of Rogun
Meanwhile, Tajikistan is eagerly awaiting the launch of the first stage of the Rogun HPP, to which, according to the scoreboard on the site of the hydroelectric station, there are 56 days left.
Earlier, the management of the Italian company “Salini Impregilo”, which since the fall of 2016 is engaged in the completion of Rogun, promised Emomali Rahmon to launch the first unit of the station on November 16 this year.
The construction of the Rogun HPP is under the personal control of the head of state.
The rotor of the unit No. 6, which will be commissioned first, was installed in its regular place in early July this year. It is expected that at the initial stage after start-up the unit's capacity will be 100 MW. The design capacity is 600 MW.
Next, it is planned to commission the unit No. 5. This event is scheduled for April next year.
In total, six hydroelectric units will be installed at the Rogun HPP, each with a design capacity of 600 MW. The total designed capacity of the station is 3,600 MW, which makes it the largest hydroelectric power station in Central Asia
At present, the largest hydropower station in the region is the Nurek HPP with an installed capacity of 2,700 MW.
At present, the construction of an earth-filled bulk dam of the Rogun HPP continues, the height of which is 335 meters. The world's highest dam of this kind is also located in Tajikistan – the Nurek hydropower dam, height of which is 300 meters.
The dam of the Rogun HPP is being built in two stages. The first stage is the construction of the first stage with a height of 135 meters (to an absolute elevation of 1110 meters above sea level). The second stage is the phase construction of the main dam 335 meters high.
The dam of the first stage is designed to install the first two units.
The total estimated cost of the Rogun HPP is approximately 5 billion US dollars (estimate at the beginning of 2013). This is without taking into account the costs of connecting and strengthening the internal network of power lines and without taking into account the costs of building inter-system / inter-state transmission lines.
