Tajikistan has reduced electricity exports to neighboring countries

The authorities of Tajikistan claim that they have reduced electricity exports to neighboring countries, however, residents are complaining about power outages.

On August 10 of this year, at a press conference, representatives of the company “Barki Tojik” reported that the volume of electricity supplied abroad has decreased.

The Deputy Head of “Barki Tojik,” Abdullo Kurbonzoda, told journalists that in the first 6 months of 2023, 971.2 million kWh of electricity was supplied to neighboring countries, which is 85.3 million kWh less compared to the same period last year.

According to him, the main buyers of Tajik electricity this year were Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Thus, in the first 6 months of this year, Tajikistan supplied 682 million kWh to Afghanistan and 289 million kWh to Uzbekistan.

Company representatives reported that during the spring-summer period, Tajikistan supplies Afghanistan with 9-9.5 million kWh per day, Uzbekistan with 6-6.5 million kWh per day, while in the winter period this figure drops to 30-40 MW per day.

Thus, although there is a shortage of electricity in Tajikistan even during the spring-summer period, the country does not stop supplying electricity to neighboring countries in order not to lose the market and to avoid equipment downtime.

The Deputy Head of “Barki Tojik” also informed journalists that the energy company “Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat” has fully settled its debt of 28 million dollars for electricity to Tajikistan. However, he did not explain how the authorities managed to collect this debt.