Energy limit introduced in Tajikistan in summer?

Power outages and unscheduled disconnections in Kanibadam have raised concerns among residents and entrepreneurs.

“Nashtoe Vremya” reports that residents and entrepreneurs of Kanibadam complain that the power outages have created difficulties for the city’s inhabitants.

Residents say that electricity is cut off several times a day, and sometimes people are left without power for 3-4 hours. Even when electricity is supplied, the voltage is so low that air conditioners do not work, and fans are powered through a car transformer just to cool down a bit in the intense heat.

According to them, frequent outages cause all equipment to fail. This situation has been ongoing for more than a month, residents complain.

Entrepreneurs in the area suffer even greater losses. Grocery store owners complain that without electricity, sausage products and dairy items, including ice cream, spoil. Farmers also report that emergency power outages lead to the burnout of electric pumping stations used to supply water to their plots of land.

Units of the company “Barki Tojik” never explain to residents the reasons for the frequent power outages. The management of the electric networks in Kanibadam told journalists that the interruptions occur due to the heat and ongoing repairs of the power grids, as well as “by directive from above.”

Tajikistan exports electricity to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan. However, it is still unclear whether this energy limit has been introduced to increase electricity exports to other countries, or if the reason for the power outages in Kanibadam lies elsewhere.