Tajikistan to play key role in energy supply for Central and South Asia, says Tajik minister

2025-10-15 12:21

Tajikistan is positioning itself as a central player in the energy sector of Central and South Asia, with a focus on developing its vast hydropower resources and ensuring the country's energy independence, according to Daler Juma, Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources.

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Tajikistan launches strategic energy infrastructure in GBAO to expand regional grid and strengthen cross-border connectivity

In a major advancement for energy connectivity and resilience in Tajikistan’s Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), the Government of Tajikistan on June 26  inaugurated and broke ground on critical power infrastructure that will bring the country closer to finalizing the regional electricity grid, says press release issued by Pamir Energy. asiaplustj.info »

2025-06-26 13:24

Tajikistan’s energy crisis: what happened on March 1 and what conclusions Tajik authorities should draw

Recent cold weather in Tajikistan has caused a crisis in power supply and greatly increased the population’s problems.  People are complaining about a lack of electricity, while officials claim that the cause was a sudden increase in demand for electricity from the population itself, which led to an accident on the country’s high-voltage power lines. At about 11:10 a.m. asiaplustj.info »

2024-03-11 13:34

Energy ministers of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan meet in Dubai to discuss CASA 1000 project

The Energy Ministers of Tajikistan (Daler Juma), Kyrgyzstan (Taalaibek Ibrayev) and Pakistan (Muhammad Ali) met in Dubai, UAE on December 6 on the sidelines of the COP28 to discuss the process of implementation of the 1000 Electricity Transmission and Trade Project for Central Asia and South Asia (CASA 1000), the press center of the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan (MoEWR) asiaplustj.info »

2023-12-08 13:08

By 2030, energy demand in Central Asia expected to increase by 30 percent

Organized by the IWPR Central Asia Office, an International Expert Meeting entitled “Unlocking Central Asia’s Infrastructure and Energy Potential” took place in early August. According to the organizers, the main goal of this expert discussion was to address the slow progress and challenges hindering infrastructure and energy project development.   CABAr. asiaplustj.info »

2023-09-18 15:22

Issues related to developing and launching private solar energy project in Sughd province discussed

Issues related to developing and launching a private solar energy project have been discussed in Dushanbe this week.   The press center of the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan (MoEWR) says this issue was discussed here on May 1 at a meeting of the Tajik Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma with the World Bank mission led Dr. asiaplustj.info »

2023-05-03 14:29

EDB plans to invest US$400 million in Central Asia’s water and energy complex

Nikolai Podguzov, Chairman of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) Management Board, says the EDB is ready to invest at least 400 million US dollars in Central Asia’s water and energy complex The Eurasian Development Bank plans to invest not less than 400 million US dollars in Central Asia’s water and energy complex over the next three years, Nikolai Podguzov, Chairman of the EDB asiaplustj.info »

2023-03-27 08:51

GBAO possesses great renewable and inexpensive energy sources, says international expert

In the energy sector, the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region GBAO possesses great renewable and inexpensive energy sources and lies in a strategic location that can facilitate interconnections and partnerships, provided that the political instability and its connection to the geopolitical and financial constraints is better understood, Dimitris Simeonidis, an independent energy policy and asiaplustj.info »

2022-06-06 08:40

Russia calls on Tajikistan to support its participation in the Central Asian Electric Power Coordination Council

The Russian Embassy in Dushanbe says the Russian Federation and Tajikistan have discussed bilateral cooperation in the field of energy. On Sunday May 22, Tajikistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Usmonali Usmonzoda and Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma met here with Russian Minister of Energy Nikolai Shulginov, who is currently in Dushanbe on a working visit. asiaplustj.info »

2022-05-23 09:46

EBRD and ADB support sustainable energy supply in Tajikistan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are contributing towards greater efficiency of Tajikistan’s Shabakahoi Taqsimoti Barq (STB), a state-owned power utility responsible for electricity distribution, by providing a financial package of US$ 110 million, according to EBRD Dushanbe Resident Office. asiaplustj.info »

2021-06-23 09:32

JICA contributes to development of energy infrastructure in Tajik capital

Being in line with the strategic goal of the Republic of Tajikistan in ensuring energy security and development of internal and external energy infrastructure (electrical networks and substations) as one of its top priorities in the National Development Strategy 2030, JICA supported the construction and rehabilitation of two substations in Dushanbe, which are directly contributing to achieving asiaplustj.info »

2021-03-18 12:53