October 29, 2024, Dushanbe. - A regional seminar on "Increasing the sustainability and investment attractiveness of hydropower projects in Central Asia using the Hydropower Sustainability Standard“ has started at the Hilton Hotel. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the event, Naim Rahimzoda, Head of the Investment Department of the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan, said: “In the Central Asian region, each country has adopted strategies according to which states are gradually switching to renewable energy sources or at least increasing the contribution of renewable energy sources to the overall energy balance”. - The situation is different in Tajikistan. More than 95 percent of the electricity in our republic is generated by hydroelectric power plants. The Republic of Tajikistan has huge energy resources and an annual capacity of 527 billion. kWh accounts for the hydropower potential of the region ($400 billion). To date, only about 5% of this volume has been mastered. Despite this, Tajikistan is actively promoting further expansion of the use of renewable energy sources, including through other energy sources," Naim Rahimzoda said in the continuation of his speech. Then the representatives of JSC “TAUZ Hydro” JSC Pamir Energy, JSC Tajikhydroelectromontazh, the office of Swiss cooperation in Tajikistan and the Union of Sustainable Hydropower (HAS). Recall that this seminar was organized by the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Union of Sustainable Hydropower, JSC “TAUZ Hydro” JSC Pamir Energy, JSC Tajikhydroelectromontazh with the support of the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and will last for two days (October 29-30).
