Afghanistan is called the Heart of Asia for a reason and the following article explains one of the MANY reasons. “Afghanistan has given a guarantee to ensure security of transmission line to export 1,000 megawatts (MW) by Tajikistan to help Pakistan to minimize electricity shortages,” Ambassador Jononov said in an interview. Among other sectors of the economy, he said that the energy sector of Tajikistan had been showing sustainable growth in the last 15 years. During this period, hydro energy generation has been stable. In addition to big plants, he said that there were also 20 medium and 40 small hydro stations in remote mountain areas, with capacity ranging from 5 kilowatt (kW) to 1,500 kW. He maintained that Tajikistan was the world’s third largest producer of hydroelectric power after the US and Russia. Hydroelectric generation accounts for 76% of the total energy output in the country. In Pakistan, the rate for firm energy is 13.2 US cents/kilowatt hour (kWh) and the rate for non-firm is 9.2 cents/kWh, while the generation cost in Afghanistan is estimated to be at least 6 cents/kWh based on the provided information. The economic analysis shows that the level cost of transmission is calculated at 4.97 cents/kWh. news.tj/en/news/afghanistan-guarantees-safe-transit-electricity-through-its-territory-says-tajik-diplomat?
Posted on: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 23:18:41 +0000
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