DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, April 11. Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held discussions on advancing energy sector reforms and modernizing the power transmission network in Dushanbe, Trend reports via the ADB.
The energy working group meeting held under the Tajikistan Development Coordination Council was co-chaired by Daler Juma, Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan, and Ko Sakamoto, ADB Director for Tajikistan.
Participants reviewed the progress of ongoing energy reforms and discussed a government-led plan to upgrade Dushanbe’s power transmission and distribution system. The modernization aims to prevent outages amid growing electricity demand in the city.
ADB is supporting the country's efforts through the Power Sector Development Program (PSDP), which builds on earlier reform work under the Sector Operation Performance Improvements (SOPI) initiative.
Power Sector Development Program aims to restore financial sustainability in the energy sector and accelerate structural reforms. Key components include the unbundling of the national power utility, debt restructuring, the establishment of an independent regulator, a new tariff methodology, and a centralized cash flow system for the unbundled entities.