Source: PakTribune

KABUL: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is backing a project to tap Tajikistan's power surplus to meet shortfalls in neighboring Afghanistan through loans to the two countries totaling US$56.5 million.

Tajikistan's annual generated capacity is 4,405 MW, most of which comes from hydropower. An annual surplus of about 1,500 gigawatt-hours is available for export, but only for about half a year during the spring-summer period. Part of the surplus is already exported through Uzbekistan via its southern grid while the rest is not utilized.

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Posted by pichu at December 25, 2006 8:39 AM