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Tajikistan

 

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About 98 percent of Tajikistan’s electric supply is provided by hydroelectric sources.  The government plans to meet the future electricity needs through further hydropower development.

 

The most promising areas for wind energy development are the Pamirs northward, the Sarez Lake in the Gorno-Badakshan, Turkmenistan ridge in the Zeravshan river headwater, and the region from the Vakhsh ridge to the boundary with Afghanistan.  The mid term potential is estimated at 1,000 MW, but its utilization is complicated by difficult terrain. 

 

Tajikistan has the highest solar insolation values of all the 27 EBRD countries.  Solar radiation is high in the mountainous regions of Tajikistan where there is also a need for power among remote communities. 

 

At this time, the unstable economy has not attracted foreign investment necessary to develop renewable power projects.  Specific barriers to development include low tariffs for electric power, absence of legislative support, lack of financing for new technologies, lack of awareness of renewable energy sources by the population, and an unstable political situation in the country.

 

 

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More information is provided in the country profile and country notes, including specific resource and energy sector information:

 

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Latest Developments


TitleSummarypubDate
Eastern Europe Group Tours U.S. Renewable ProjectsEnergy and government officials from Eastern Europe is touring the U.S. under sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
13-Feb-10
Tajikistan Starts $1.4B Rogun Hydro Plant Share Sale
Tajikistan began selling shares in a giant hydroelectric power plant on Wednesday in an effort to raise $1.4 billion from its people amid one of the worst economic slumps in decades. 
06-Jan-10
Biofuel Crop Investment Options Considered for Central Asia
 Uzbekistan , Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan - What these three downstream countries do have however is a Soviet-era legacy of agricultural production, which in Uzbekistan’s and Turkmenistan case was largely directed towards cotton production, while Kazakhstan, beginning in the 1950s with Khrushchev’s “Virgin Lands” programs, has become a major producer of wheat. Based on my (John C. K. Daly) discussions with Central Asian government officials, given the thirsty demands of cotton monoculture, foreign proposals to diversify agrarian production towards biofuel would have great appeal in Astana, Ashgabat and Tashkent and to a lesser extent Astana for those hardy investors willing to bet on the future, especially as a plant indigenous to the region has already proven itself in trials.
23-Nov-09
Tajikistan Looks for Hydro Funds

Tajikistan is to request up to $3B in loans from China to help fund hydro schemes and other infrastructure projects in the country.

13-Nov-09
Saving Biomass in Tajikistan
Welthungerhilfe - German Agro Action (GAA) has been promoting the '6 in 1 heat exchanger' which maximizes the efficiency of traditional stoves. The newly designed stove allows rural families to get warm, heat water, take a bath, bake bread, cook food, and prepare tea, all with one source of energy. The simple, cheap and locally replicable stove helps to protect the environment by reducing the consumption of firewood, and hence the felling of trees, and the burning of animal dung, a valuable source of organic fertilizer.
04-Nov-09
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd Eastern Europe Projects Discussed
Report on a Bulgarian CHP plant and Tajik hydropower projects.
01-Oct-09
Solar PV Used by Nomadic People in Tajikistan
Families are using photovoltaic panels rather than kerosene for lighiting and other tasks.
01-Oct-09
Turkish Micro Hydro Equipment Offered for Export
The Turkish Electromechanics Industry, or TEMSAN, which deals with the production, establishment, operation and maintenance services of energy installations, has started to export micro hydroelectric power plants.
These power plants enable electricity generation even from small streams. Designed and developed with the slogan “Generate your own electricity,” they have been exported to the Fiji Islands and Tajikistan.
 
28-Sep-09
Tajik Energy Potential Promoted at U.N.Tajik President Emomali Rahmon used the 64th session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York to promote his country's hydroelectric potential.
23-Sep-09
Full Statement of Tajik President at UN Session
This is the full statement of the Tajik President at the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
September 23rd, 2009, New York.
23-Sep-09
Report From Moscow Energy Trade FairEven though the effects of the global financial and economic crisis have affected the Russian construction industry significantly, interest in innovative building and energy technology was unabated at SHK MOSCOW 2009, 13th International Industrial and Technology Trade Fair for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation, Refrigeration, Building Automation, Sanitation and Renewable Energies. A total of 11,300 trade visitors from the CIS and neighboring countries attended Russia’s leading event for this industry and 200 exhibitors from 19 countries showcased their products on 107,600 square feet of exhibit space.
21-May-09
Tajikistan Leader Vows to Complete Hydro
President Emomali Rakhmon said Wednesday that 50 new mini-hydropower plants will be completed this year. He also said the government will reconstruct the Nurek hydropower station.
 
15-Apr-09
Tajikistan Hydropower Update
15 mini hydropower plants have been introduced into operation in the country in January-march this year and 35 others should be built by the end of the year the president said. The Sangtuda-1 station will be put into operation in mid-May and construction of the Sangtuda-2 power plant will be finished at the end of 2011.
15-Apr-09
Analysis and Background on Hydro in Kazakhstan and the Region
Kazakhstan and the region's hydro dams are used for power and agriculture. This article gives background to understand the issues in the region.
27-Mar-09
Tajikistan Rogun Dam Report
A reporter's view of the progress of construction at the Rogun Dam project in Tajikistan.
13-Mar-09

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 Projects
Project TitleTechnologyCapacity MWStatusSponsor
Nurobad-1 Hydroelectric Power PlantHydroelectric
planned
Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power stationHydroelectric
completed
Hydro at Dashtidzhum on the Pyandzh RiverHydroelectric4,000
planned
Pyandzh River HydroHydroelectric1,000
planned
Rogun Tajikistan Hydro ProjectHydroelectric2,400
planned
Tajikistan HydroHydroelectric
planned
Tajikistan Hydro PlantHydroelectric
planned
ADB HydroHydroelectricNA
Planned
Asian Development Bank
Ragunskaya HydroHydroelectricNA
Planned
Bazovy Element
AndarbakHydroelectric0.25
Construction
EmtsHydroelectric0.1
Construction
LangarHydroelectric0.06
Construction
Pamir-2Hydroelectric14
Construction
ShkevHydroelectric0.075
Construction
YamchunHydroelectric0.15
Construction

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