Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are continuing to discuss draft intergovernmental agreement on construction and operation of hydropower station in Zarafshan river basin.
The next meeting of the Uzbek-Tajik working group is scheduled for March in Dushanbe, the Ministry of Energy said in a statement.
The joint statement of the President of Uzbekistan and the President of Tajikistan signed on August 17, 2018 for the construction of two hydropower stations with total capacity of 320 MW in Zarafshan River in Tajikistan.
It is reportedly planned to build hydroelectric power stations: firstly, the $ 282 million Yavan hydroelectric power station project with the capacity of 140 MW and generating 700-800 million kWh of electricity.
In the next phase, the parties are expected to build a $ 270 million Fand rvier hydroelectric power station with a capacity of 135 MW and generating 500-600 million kWh of electricity.
The project will be financed by loans and grants from international financial institutions, as well as by the parties' own funds.
The future hydroelectric power stations will produce only 1,400 million kWh of eco-friendly electricity for Uzbekistan.
The project will also support the unified energy system and create jobs in the joint construction and operation of hydropower stations, as well as the distribution of electricity to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan on an equal basis.
