Electric power companies in Tajikistan and Afghanistan have reached an agreement on the supply of Tajik electricity to Afghanistan,Asiaplustj.info reports.
The document was signed by the head of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), Mullo Muhammad Hanif Hamza, and the head of OJSC "Barki Tojik," Mahmudumar Asozoda, earlier this week in Turkey, according to the Afghan company's website.
The DABS announcement stated that during the meeting in Turkey, the parties also discussed the possibility of laying a new 500 kV transmission line for electricity supply from Tajikistan to Afghanistan.
It is also noted that the leadership of the Afghan company "reached out to Tajikistan for cooperation in the revival, coordination, and implementation of the CASA-1000 project, which involves the supply of electricity from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to Afghanistan and Pakistan."
In 2008, Tajikistan and Afghanistan signed an agreement on the supply of Tajik electricity until 2028. At the end of each year, the parties sign an additional protocol determining the volume of electricity supplies for the next year and its price.
According to the statistics agency of Tajikistan, in November of this year, the republic exported electricity worth over $1.9 million, an increase of 46% compared to the previous month.
Overall, since the beginning of 2023, Tajik electricity has been exported abroad for more than $107.7 million, almost 5% higher than the same period in 2022.
For 2023, Tajikistan has entered into agreements on electricity supplies only with two countries—Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
Earlier, OJSC "Barki Tojik" claimed that electricity exports to Uzbekistan are only carried out in the summer, while deliveries to Afghanistan will continue in the autumn-winter season, albeit in small volumes "exclusively for the safety of infrastructure" since there is a severe shortage of electricity in the country during the cold period of the year.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
December 28, 2023