DUSHANBE, September 17, 2011, Asia-Plus  -- Tajikistan has exported more than 92 million kWh of electrical power for more than US$2.1 million, primarily to Afghanistan, over the first eight months of this year, according to the Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI).

“Tajikistan now supplies electricity to Afghanistan only during summer season and in small volumes (not more than 15 megawatt-hour of electricity per day via the 110 kilovolt power transmission line),” the source said.

In the meantime, Tajikistan has imported 65 million kWh of electricity for a total amount of more than one million US dollars this year.  Electrical power was imported into the country primarily from Kyrgyzstan during winter season when Tajikistan experienced an acute shortage of electrical power.

Compared to the same period last year electricity exports have reportedly decreased by 16.8 percent and electricity imports have decreased by 90.6 percent.