DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, April 20. The value of Tajikistan's electricity exports reached $7.2 million from January through March 2024, Trend reports.
According to the Statistical Agency under the President of Tajikistan, in January, the export value was $2.4 million, around $2.8 million in February, and approximately $2 million in March.
About 95 percent of the electricity in the country is generated by hydropower plants, while the remainder comes from smaller thermal and solar stations.
In rural areas, where roughly 70 percent of the country's population lives, electricity has been supplied in limited amounts since September 20 of the previous year. Residents in these areas receive electricity for 3 hours in the morning and 5 hours in the evening.
Additionally, Tajikistan raised electricity tariffs starting January 1, 2024. Consumers are now charged 30.75 dirams ($0.028) per kilowatt-hour, which marks a 16 percent increase from before. According to Tajikistan's Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Daler Juma, the reason for this increase was the low water level in the Vakhsh river, where most of the country's power facilities are located.