European Commission to allocate €10M to support energy sector of Tajikistan

The Directorate-General for International Partnerships of the European Commission has decided to allocate 10 million euros to implement support programs for the energy sector of Tajikistan, Report informs via RT.

The project will promote using sustainable energy sources in Tajikistan by maintaining an appropriate institutional and regulatory environment in the energy sector.

The allocated funds should help develop the capacity and efficiency of the Tajik Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, the state energy company Barki Tojik and the electricity regulation department of the Antimonopoly Service of Tajikistan.

The European Commission added that all these measures will help to make the country's electricity market more transparent. In turn, the prices will be attractive to the private sector, which meets all the modern requirements of the regional electricity market.