The State Unitary Enterprise Khojagii Manziliu Kommunali (KMK -- the state holding company for public utilities) has proposed to raise water prices and garbage removal fees. 

“We have submitted our proposal for consideration to the government and relevant ministries and agencies are currently studying it,” the first deputy director-general of KMK, Bahrom Saidzoda, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 10.  

“We supply water to residential customers at the rate of 1.09 somoni per one cubic meter of water, while the real cost price of one cubic meter of water is 4.00 somoni.  Electricity prices have risen in recent years.  Besides, we need money to repay our debt, and we hope that the government will support our proposal,” Saidzoda noted. 

Recall, KMK officials said in July 2017 that the real cost price of one cubic meter of water is 2.30 somoni.

The deputy head of KMK, Bakhtiyor Safarzoda, told reporters today that the State Unitary Enterprise Khojagii Manziliu Kommunali now provides water supply services to 13 percent of the country’s population.  Company for public utilities in Dushanbe, Khujand, Faizobod, Nurek, Kulob, Yovon, Vahdat, Varzob, Shahrinav and Tursunzoda are subordinate to local authorities.  In Dushanbe, for example, the State Unitary Enterprise Dushanbevodokanal (DVK -- municipal water works) provides the water supply services.

Current average prices for water supply services provided by KMK are 1.09 somoni for residential customers, 2.02 somoni for federally funded institutions, and 3.48 somoni for commercial enterprises.

Current average sewerage rates set by KMK are 0.55 somoni for residential customers, 1.09 somoni for federally funded institutions, and 1.82 somoni for commercial organizations.