DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus  -- Tajik state energy company Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) has lifted tightened electricity rationing in Dushanbe. 

The rationing introduced  on February 7 was lifted on March 1, and both residential consumers and enterprises now receive electricity supplies regularly, according to Barqi Tojik.

In the meantime, in other regions of the country, electricity rationing will be effective until March 21, the source said.  According to him, the power holding is currently considering the possibility of lifting electricity rationing in the cities of Khujand, Kulob and Tursunzoda.   

The source further added that electricity supplies have been increased to Sughd and Khatlon provinces since March 1.  The Sughd province yesterday received 4.2 million kWh of electrical power, and the Khatlon province received 3.5 million kWh of electricity on Sunday.  

According to Barqi Tojik, Tajikistan’s hydropower stations yesterday generated totaling little more than 2 million kWh of electrical power, and the rate of water inflow to the reservoir powering the Norak station yesterday was 230 cubic meters per second.  

We will recall that the rigorous electricity rationing introduced in Dushanbe on February 7 resulted in the supply of daily electricity having been reduced to 10 hours – five hours of electricity in the morning and five in the evening.  The measure was introduced to seek to curb the city’s rising electricity consumption.  Besides, the measure resulted from a decline in the water level in the Norak reservoir.