Tajikistan

Tajikistan generates some of the cleanest electricity in the world, with hydropower constituting over 90% total generation. The Government of Tajikistan plans to continue increasing its clean electricity generation, with its national power plants reaching generating up to 10,000 MW of total installed capacity by 2030. By implementing the CASA-1000 Project, connection to the Unified Power Grid of Central Asia and export of electricity via the existing 220 kV Sangtuda – Pul-e-Khumri transmission line to Afghanistan and a new 500 kV transmission line connecting the two countries Tajikistan will gain infrastructure opportunities for export expansion.

In addition to regional benefits, CASA-1000 creates new internal opportunities for Tajikistan’s electricity sector. Profits from electricity exports will contribute to the financial recovery of the Tajik national power utility company, allowing Tajikistan’s electrical utilities to reconstruct existing power infrastructure and attract financing for construction of new generation and transmission infrastructure. By exporting clean electricity via the CASA-1000 Project, Tajikistan also helps its neighboring countries reduce the generation of fossil fuel electricity, creating an overall positive impact on the environmental situation across the region and globally.

Proceeds from the CASA-1000 Project also account for the cost of continued implementation of the Community Support Program, which will provide financial support for the implementation of priority community projects in 24 jamoats (local self-governing bodies) and 76 communities that are adjacent to the project’s facilities, benefiting a total of 123,000 people in Tajikistan.

The power-related component of the CSP includes repairs and replacement of existing distribution grids to improve electricity supply to local residents, and construction of a 110kv/10 substation near Isfara, TJ. The community-related component of the CSP includes selection of local community projects by jamoats and local communities, with funding provided based on specific budget proposals presented to the CSP.

Government agencies which are currently responsible for the implementation of the CASA-1000 Project in Tajikistan are the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources which addresses political and economic issues regarding implementation), the Ministry of Finance (responsible for attracting funding from international donors, paying project contractors, and servicing project-related debt), Tajik national power company OSHC “Barqi Tojik”, transmission company JSC Shabakakhoi Intikoli Bark, and implementing agency “Project Management Center of the Electricity Sector” (SOE PMCES).