DUSHANBE, June 20, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has received 409.2186 million somonis (equivalent to $118.9 million) in investments since the beginning of the year, the State Committee for Statistics said.  

The investments have primarily gone to supporting energy projects in the country.  Over the report period, the energy sector has accounted for 32.2 percent of a total amount of the investments.  132.0494 million somonis, including 123.7 million somonis of foreign loans, have been spent for construction of the hydropower facilities.  

According to figures provided by the committee, 123.7 million somonis have been used for construction of the Sangtuda hydropower plant, and 1.121 million somonis have been spent for construction of the Roghun power plant.  

In the territorial cross section the proportions of investments received were: Khatlon province -- 42.5 percent (173.7 million somonis); Dushanbe – 28.6 percent (116.9 million somonis); Sughd province – 16 percent (65.6 million somonis); districts subordinate to the center (RRPs) – 12.5 percent (51.3 million somonis) and Gorno Badakhshan - 0.4 percent (1.6 million somonis).