BISHKEK, Tajikistan, August 3. The Tajikistan government has obtained electrical equipment valued at $6.5 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to enhance the energy supply in the capital city, Dushanbe, and regions across the country, said Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan, Daler Juma, Trend reports.
He made the remark during the equipment handover ceremony, which was held with the participation of the U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, Manuel Micaller.
At a substation north of Dushanbe, 59 containers of transformers and other equipment were turned over. The government claims that the substation that got the transformers provides electricity to half of Dushanbe.
The new equipment, according to Juma, "will improve the overall efficiency and reliability of Tajikistan's power system as well as the energy supply in Dushanbe."
The minister highlighted that the two nations' cooperation goes beyond this specific initiative. The regional CASA-1000 project is one of many energy initiatives in which Tajikistan and the US actively collaborate.
CASA-1000 aims to establish electricity transmission lines connecting Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan for the purpose of power exports. The project encompasses a total length of 1,227 kilometers and was previously estimated to cost over $1 billion.