Tajikistan: Tajikistan is actively promoting the expansion of renewable energy usage, head of the Investment Department at the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan Naim Rahimzoda said, Trend reports. He made the statement during a regional seminar on enhancing the sustainability and investment appeal of hydropower projects.
According to Trend News Agency, Rahimzoda highlighted that over 95 percent of the country’s electricity is generated from hydropower. This is attributed to Tajikistan’s significant hydropower potential, which is estimated at 527 billion kilowatt-hours annually. This figure surpasses the total hydropower potential of the entire region, which stands at 400 billion kilowatt-hours. To date, only about 5 percent of this potential has been harnessed. Despite this, Tajikistan remains committed to further expanding renewable energy usage.
The seminar included representatives from the Tajik-Uzbek TAUZ Hydro company, Pamir Energy from Tajikistan, Tajikhydroelektromontazh, the Swiss
Cooperation Office in Tajikistan, and the Hydropower Sustainability Alliance (HAS).
Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon, during an online address at the Third Summit of the Voice of the Global South in August 2024, stated that the country plans to fully establish electricity production using renewable energy resources. The aim is to transform Tajikistan into a “green” nation by 2037.