“Barki Tojik” is lying

Officials from “Barqi Tojik” are telling the truth about the introduction of a limit on electricity consumption in Kulob, but the head office of the company is lying.

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Residents of most districts in the Sughd region, Khatlon region, and districts under republican subordination report that electricity is turned off during the day from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM or 6:00 PM, and at night from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM.

However, on August 13, the “Khovar” agency, citing “Barqi Tojik,” denied the introduction of a limit on electricity in cities and districts of Tajikistan.

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A representative of “Barqi Tojik” in the city of Kulob told the weekly “Payk” that they received instructions to turn off electricity from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM.

Explaining the reason for the electricity shutdown, “Barqi Tojik” stated to the country’s state information agency: “The electricity shutdown at certain hours is carried out to prepare the country’s energy system for the winter season. Employees of the energy networks are conducting preventive work at stations and substations in parts of Tajikistan. The power outages are not an introduction of an energy limit.”

However, earlier on the same day, October 13, according to the website of the weekly “Payk,” the head of the Kulob city electric networks, Gayratsho Makhmurodzoda, stated that he received a call from the regulation department of “Barqi Tojik” and was ordered to introduce an energy limit from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM, without specifying when to turn off the electricity at night.

Social media users note that currently in cities and districts of the country, except for major cities such as Dushanbe, Khujand, Kulob, and Bokhtar, where electricity is rarely turned off, people are experiencing an average of 17-18 hours a day without electricity.

A week ago, many Tajik media outlets, including Radio Ozodi, Asia-Plus, AZDA TV, Payom, as well as social media users, reported the introduction of a limit on electricity consumption in cities and districts of the country.

At the same time, Tajikistan is exporting electricity uninterrupted and without restrictions to Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. The authorities provide electricity to their own citizens for only 6-7 hours a day, and the residents of the country are forced to live without electricity for 17-18 hours daily.