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Tajikistan, Pakistan discuss electricity exports
DushanbePakistani and Tajik officials are discussing the possibility of sending electricity from Tajikistan to Pakistan, both countries that suffer chronic power shortages, Radio Libertys Tajik Service reported.
The project is expected to generate some 1,000-1,300 megawatts per year for export to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Tajikistan Ambassador Mr Zubaidov said Tajikistan would like to start exporting electricity to Pakistan within the framework of CASA 1000 but is trying to complete work on the Tajik part of the project.
An estimated $950 million is still required to fund the project. About 25 percent of that amount ($251 million) is needed to build power transmission lines in Tajikistan.
Tajik authorities have said previously that the massive Roghun hydropower plant would need to be operational for Tajikistan to supply the electricity called for under the CASA 1000 project.
But the controversial Roghun project has run into obstacles including a lack of funding and strong objections from neighboring Uzbekistan over its concerns that creating a reservoir for the Roghun dam will lead to water shortages that would negatively affect Uzbekistan agriculture.
The World Bank has done an environmental study on the Roghun project but has not yet released the findings.
In December, Tajik and Afghan officials discussed construction of the Sanobod hydropower project, which would generate some 100 MW of electricity per year. Reports mentioned Pakistan was interested in importing up to 50 percent of the electricity from Sanobod when its completed.Inp
http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=133908
DushanbePakistani and Tajik officials are discussing the possibility of sending electricity from Tajikistan to Pakistan, both countries that suffer chronic power shortages, Radio Libertys Tajik Service reported.
The project is expected to generate some 1,000-1,300 megawatts per year for export to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Tajikistan Ambassador Mr Zubaidov said Tajikistan would like to start exporting electricity to Pakistan within the framework of CASA 1000 but is trying to complete work on the Tajik part of the project.
An estimated $950 million is still required to fund the project. About 25 percent of that amount ($251 million) is needed to build power transmission lines in Tajikistan.
Tajik authorities have said previously that the massive Roghun hydropower plant would need to be operational for Tajikistan to supply the electricity called for under the CASA 1000 project.
But the controversial Roghun project has run into obstacles including a lack of funding and strong objections from neighboring Uzbekistan over its concerns that creating a reservoir for the Roghun dam will lead to water shortages that would negatively affect Uzbekistan agriculture.
The World Bank has done an environmental study on the Roghun project but has not yet released the findings.
In December, Tajik and Afghan officials discussed construction of the Sanobod hydropower project, which would generate some 100 MW of electricity per year. Reports mentioned Pakistan was interested in importing up to 50 percent of the electricity from Sanobod when its completed.Inp
http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=133908
