By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 5
Head of the Antimonopoly Service of Tajikistan, Abdulmajid Muminzod announced the termination of liquefied gas supply from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to Tajikistan, Trend reports with reference to UzNews.uz news agency.
Uzbekistan has completely stopped the export of liquefied gas to Tajikistan until the end of 2020, while Kazakhstan decided to stop fuel supplies only for September. At the same time, Abdulmajid Muminzod did not specify how much gas transportation figures had decreased.
Mainly Tajikistan exports gas from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Russia. Some 15 companies producing liquefied natural gas are engaged in import to Tajikistan.
In the first seven months of 2020, Tajikistan imported more than 264,000 tons of liquefied natural gas for a total of over $102 thousand at an average price of $435 per ton.
The liquefied natural gas supply from Uzbekistan amounted to 19,700 tons.
The exact reasons for the termination of supplies of this type of gas from Uzbekistan to Tajikistan have not yet been reported.
Presumably, Uzbekistan stopped supplies because earlier Dushanbe (Tajikistan) stopped fulfilling contracts and refused to export electricity to the neighboring republic against the background of a decrease in the water level in the Nurek reservoir. Under these conditions, Tashkent had to urgently purchase electricity from Turkmenistan, which could lead to difficulties in the entire energy sector.
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