DUSHANBE, April 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Barqi Tojik (the state-owned utility responsible for generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Tajikistan) reported that total electricity generation in February 2014 was 1.311 billion kWh or 46.8 million kWh per day.

Electricity generation in February decreased by 7.4% (105 million kWh) compared to January 2014.

The monthly report for February 2014, Monitoring and Early Warning in Tajikistan , notes that total electricity consumption in February 2014 was 1.303 billion kWh, which was 15.3 million kWh fewer compared to the same period last year.

In February 2014, 40.9 million kWh of electricity was supplied to Afghanistan from Sangtuda-1 and Sangtuda-2 hydroelectric power plants (HPPs), 3.8 million kWh more than in the same period of 2013.

At the end of February 2014, the water level in reservoir powering the Norak hydroelectric power plant (HPP) was 873.19 meters above sea level, 1.4 meters lower than in the same period of last year, and 16.19 meters above the “dead level” (857 m).