BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, April 1. Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan will jointly supply up to 5 billion kWh of green electricity annually to Pakistan, representing around five percent of the country's total energy consumption, Trend reports via the Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan.
The energy will be exported under the CASA-1000 project, which is expected to begin operations in 2027. Under the initiative, green electricity will be delivered during the summer months from both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Meanwhile, it is estimated that the countries will earn more than $250 million annually from electricity exports to Pakistan.
According to the Ministry of Energy, the infrastructure built under the CASA-1000 project, which transmits direct current electricity from Tajikistan to Pakistan, creates an energy bridge between Central and South Asia. This system will allow the transmission of up to 11 billion kWh of electricity annually.
Construction under the CASA-1000 project was completed in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. In August 2025, construction is expected to be finished in Pakistan as well. In Afghanistan, work on the project has resumed, with more than 95 percent of the required materials imported. Full completion in Afghanistan, along with the beginning of commercial operations of the project, is expected by 2027.
The total cost of the CASA-1000 project is over $1.2 billion, with around $544 million spent on the construction in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, accounting for 45.3 percent of the overall project cost.
The project is funded by the World Bank, European Investment Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Islamic Development Bank, and other international partners.
On March 31, 2025, the Presidents of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, Emomali Rahmon and Sadyr Zhaparov, officially launched the Sughd-Datka power transmission line (500 kV), connecting the two countries' energy systems.