Last year, the country imported 164.9 thousand tons more petroleum products. Photo: Internet As reported at a meeting with journalists by the head of the Antimonopoly Service of Tajikistan, Abdulmajid Muminzoda, Tajikistan imported 783.7 thousand tons of petroleum products in 2022, which is 164.9 thousand tons more than in 2021. The average import price of […]
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Last year, the country imported 164.9 thousand tons more petroleum products.
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As reported at a meeting with journalists by the head of the Antimonopoly Service of Tajikistan, Abdulmajid Muminzoda, Tajikistan imported 783.7 thousand tons of petroleum products in 2022, which is 164.9 thousand tons more than in 2021. The average import price of petroleum products was 203 dollars, or 30.4% more than in 2021.
From January to December 2022, 54 companies operated in the diesel fuel supply market, importing 387.15 thousand tons of diesel fuel for a total of 339.14 million dollars, at an average price of 876 dollars per ton.
The import of gasoline last year was handled by 49 companies, which imported 319.8 thousand tons of gasoline for a total of 245.7 million dollars, which is 77.4 thousand tons more than in 2021. The average price was 768 dollars per ton.
The head of the Antimonopoly Service of Tajikistan reported that in 2022, liquefied gas was imported into the republic by 15 companies. A total of 396.7 thousand tons of liquefied gas was imported for a total of 197.7 million dollars at an average price of 498 dollars per ton.
84.1% of the total volume of liquefied gas was imported from Kazakhstan, 8.2% from Uzbekistan, 4.4% from Russia, and 0.17% from Turkmenistan.
It is well known that the main importers of petroleum products in the country and market monopolists are relatives of President Emomali Rahmon.
The head of the antimonopoly service, Abdulmajid Muminzoda, commented on the question of why prices for automotive fuel in the country have noticeably decreased in recent months, while public transport fares remain unchanged. According to him, intercity passenger transport is carried out using diesel fuel, and the cost of this type of fuel, unlike gasoline and liquefied gas, has increased.
According to the data from the antimonopoly service, in December 2022, the average import cost of one ton of diesel fuel was 915 dollars, which is 23.2% (173 dollars) more compared to the beginning of last year.
Approximately 85% of diesel fuel was imported from Russia.
Overall, in 2022, gasoline prices decreased by 27.9%, liquefied gas by 27.3%, while the cost of diesel fuel, on the contrary, increased by 11.9%. The increase in diesel fuel prices is mainly related to the war in Ukraine, as ground military equipment primarily operates on diesel fuel.
However, on February 1, the Minister of Transport of Tajikistan, Azim Ibrohim, stated that the cost of fuel is currently almost at the same level as in the spring of 2021, when the last prices for public transport fares were set after being agreed upon with the country’s antimonopoly service.
According to him, even if the prices for fuel and travel costs “differ slightly” during this period, from the spring of 2021 to the present, the maintenance and servicing of vehicles has increased, including prices for spare parts and other expenses.
Photo: Internet