DUSHANBE, June 30, 2010, Asia-Plus  -- Delivery of generator for Unit 2 of the Pamir-1 hydroelectric power station is delayed due to the recent events in neighboring Kyrgyzstan, the representative of Pamir Energy Company (PamirEnergy), Qurbonali Sabzaliyev, said in an interview with Asia-Plus.

According to him, the generator was manufactured by one of engineering companies in India and it was supposed to be delivered to the station via Iran and the Kyrgyz city of Osh.  “The generator is now in Iran and we cannot take the risk and send the generator via Osh,” said Mr. Sabzaliyev, “In this connection, we are currently considering the issue of delivery of the generator via China.”

The cost of this 7MW generator is some 2 million U.S. dollars, he added.

PamirEnergy is a joint project of the Government of Tajikistan, the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), the World Bank’s private finance division, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).  A total cost of the project is some 26.5 million U.S. dollars, including the Tajik government’s contribution of 10 million U.S. dollars.

The company has a 25 year concession on the assets formerly under the management on Barqi Tojik (Tajik electricity supplier) in Gorno Badakhshan.  In exchange for this concession (management right), PamirEnergy has invested in completing the Pamir hydropower station, rehabilitating power generation, transmission and distribution assets, and improving the management of the company.