Central Asia Weekly Energy News Roundup - September 8 - September 14, 2012

Central Asia Weekly Energy News Roundup - September 8 - September 14, 2012

September 17th, 2012

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Week of September 8 - September 14, 2012 

AFGHANISTAN    KAZAKHSTAN   KYRGYZSTAN   TAJIKISTAN   TURKMENISTAN    UZBEKISTAN

 

 
Turkmenistan to Increase Electricity Supply to Afghanistan - The Turkmen Energy Ministry will sign additional agreements with Afghanistan to increase the electricity supply and to extend until December 31, 2013 the previously signed contracts, an official Turkmen source said on Monday.  It is about extending contracts signed with the Ministry of Energy and Water of Afghanistan contracts dated March 7, 2002 on the export of electricity.  Over-limit amounts of electricity exported to Afghanistan from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011 will be formalized...Source: TurkishWeekly.net
 
Afghan power deal on track - Officials still regard the work of two Timaru companies on an electricity generation facility in Afghanistan as a "low risk", despite increased threats from the Taleban.  The partnership of Washdyke-based Alpine Energy subsidiary NetCon and Sustainable Energy Services International (SESI) won the contract to construct a hybrid solar-and-diesel power facility in Bamiyan City, Afghanistan.  However, yesterday the Taleban- who claimed responsibility for the deaths of five New Zealand soldiers this month - warned of further attacks on the 140-strong Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Bamiyan province.....Source:  Stuff.co.nz
 

Источник: afghanistan.ru 

Energy Project «CASA-1000» requires funding. 
 

Источник: afghanistan.ru 

United States Congress allocated 31 million. dollars to repair turbines of Daronta Dam in Nangarhar province.
 

 
S. Korea, Kazakhstan agree to expand cooperation in energy, plant, atomic power - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev celebrated the ground breaking for a joint power plant project in the Central Asian nation Thursday, pledging to further expand cooperation in energy, plants and atomic power.  The $4 billion project to build a coal-fired power plant in the southern city of Balkhash, about 680 kilometers south of the capital Astana, is the biggest-ever joint project between the two countries since they opened diplomatic relations two decades ago......Source: Yonhapnews.co.kr
 
Eastern Kazakhs to supply hydro-power to south by 2018-  A project to string high-voltage power lines between eastern and southern Kazakhstan could be complete by 2018... The hearings’ topic was the environmental impact of installing power lines starting from the Shulbin hydro-power station in eastern Kazakhstan. If approved, the Shulbin (Semei)-Aktorgai-Taldykorgan-Alma power lines would supply electricity from the east to the south. They are meant to increase the ability of the national power grid to work north to south and to strengthen the east’s connection to the national grid.....Source: CentralasiaOnline.com
 
Kazakhstan launches construction of Balkhash thermal power plant- A laying ceremony by Balkhash TPP construction was held in Astana using in television space bridge with the participation of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. "We give the nod to start the construction," Nazarbayev said at the ceremony. He noted that the need for the TPP construction is due to consumption growth resulting in a shortage of electricity in the southern region of Kazakhstan, where 40 per cent of the population resides......Source: Trend.az
 
Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies will return 900 million KZT to domestic customers for non-supplied heat energy. 
 

Источник: zakon.kz

An unfavorable public opinion is one of the reasons of NPP construction delay. 
 

Источник: news.nur.kz

Presidents of Kazakhstan and Korea took part in ceremony of launching construction of 1st module of Balkhash Thermal Power Plant 
 

Tender for construction of a high-voltage substation on Turkish money failed in Kyrgyzstan-  In Kyrgyzstan, the tender for the construction of high-voltage electric power substation in Ak-Ordo residential community on money of Turkish grant didn’t take place as the Deputy Director General of National Electric Grids of Kyrgyzstan (NEGK), Aleksey Borodin, told 24.kg news agency. According to him, the tender commission failed to assign a winner due to finding out irregularities in documents of all participants. “Currently, documents are being drawn up the Ministry of Finance...Source: 24.kg

Bishkek understands Karimov, but does not listen - Uzbek President Islam Karimov’s threats over the construction of hydropower stations opposed by Tashkent have no effect on Bishkek, the Kyrgyz president's office has said.  An agreement on the construction of Kambarata-1 and a cascade of Naryn hydropower stations is ready for signing, the Kyrgyz president's office said. Kyrgyzstan and Russia are expected to sign this agreement by 15 September...Source: UZNews.net
 
Источник: 24kg
  The ADB will provide $ 55 million for the Toktogul HPP modernization in Kyrgyzstan 
 
Источник: centrasia.ru

  Budgetary organizations of Kyrgyzstan owe 47.8 million soms for power consumption.

Источник: 24kg

Parliamentary Deputy of Kyrgyzstan proposes to purchase coal from Kulan Komur  for TPP in Bishkek. 
 
 
BHEL Signs MoU with Govt. of Tajikistan for setting up a 100 MW Hydro-Electric Power Project in the Republic of Tajikistan - Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Industry, Republic of Tajikistan to set up a 100 MW Hydro Electric Power Plant in Tajikistan.  In the presence of H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan and Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Hon'ble Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by H.E. Mr. Gul Sherali, the Minister of Energy and Industry, Republic of Tajikistan and BHEL.....Source: Power-eng.com
 
Deutsche Energie-Agentur to build solar, CHP plants in Tajikistan- Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH, a renewables company owned 50% by the German government, said it received an order from the Tajik government to build a solar power plant and a combined heat and power plant (CHP) in Tajikistan. The plants, which are to be built by German companies, are expected to serve as reference projects for energy efficient technologies from Germany and as a basis for future Tajik-German cooperation in the area of renewable energies....Source: Cogeneration & On Site Power Production
 
Poverty-Stricken Tajikistan Looks To Hydropower To Solve Its Energy Needs- Tajikistan has agreed to work with the World Bank in assessing a hydropower project that has been causing strife in the region. The poorest country in Central Asia, Tajikistan consumes upwards of 39,000 barrels of oil per day, most of which is imported from neighboring Uzbekistan…But what Tajikistan does have in its favor is the Amudarya, one of the longest rivers in Central Asia, and along with that, the greatest capacity for hydropower in Central Asia. Tajikistan currently produces about 14 billion kilowatt hours annually, and it has the potential for more than 300 billion kilowatt hours....Source: IBtimes.com
 
Источник: news.tj/ru
Iran is ready to exchange water and power with Tajikistan.
 
Источник: avesta.tj
 Tajikistan had fulfilled its obligations to supply power to Afghanistan
 
Источник: avesta.tj
 The question of Russia's construction of three HPP in Tajikistan remains open.
 
Ashgabat to discuss CIS gas export projects- CIS export projects in international markets were discussed and the prospects in order to ensure security of supply were assessed during the international conference, opened today in Ashgabat, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Turkmenistan said on Thursday.
Appeal of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov and welcoming address of Chairman of the Board of CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev were heard during the opening of the oil and gas conference, the information said....Source: Trend.az
 
Reclusive Turkmenistan ups 2030 natural gas target-  Turkmenistan, holder of the world's fourth-largest natural gas reserves, said on Thursday it would increase annual output of the fuel to 250 billion cubic metres (bcm) by 2030, upping an earlier target of 230 bcm. The ex-Soviet Central Asian nation, where current potential annual gas output is estimated at just 75 bcm, is hoping to expand its industry massively by tapping unexplored fields and building two new U.S.-backed pipelines....Source: Reuters
 

Источник: rus.ruvr.ru

International Conference «Oil and gas of Turkmenistan» was opened in Ashgabat 
 

Источник: gundogar.org

Turkmenistan will increase power supply to Afghanistan in 2013
 

«Газпром» не согласовал закупки газа в Туркмении на 2013 год. 

Источник: kommersant.ru
Gazprom has not yet agreed on the volume of purchases of Turkmen gas for the next year.
 
Uzbekistan plans ADB modernization loan for Takhiatash thermal plant - In 2013, Uzbekistan plans to raise a loan of Asian Development Bank (ADB) of about $200 million for a project to modernize Takhiatash thermal power plant (TPP) with the provisional project cost of $330 million, a governmental representative told Trend on Thursday.  According to the source, the government and ADB management has already reached a preliminary agreement on the financial assistance of the Bank in the implementation of this project.....Source: Trend.az
 
Further deterioration of relations can be expected in Central Asia because of water problem-  Central Asian countries will not be able to avoid a further deterioration of relations because of the water problem in the region, a Russian expert on the CIS Vladimir Zharikhin believes….Water allocation issue is one of the main reasons for the differences in the region. Uzbekistan is the most active opponent of the hydroelectric power plants construction in the region on the rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. This, according to Tashkent, will lead to serious consequences for the downstream countries....Source: Trend.az
 

Источник: uznews.net 

 Uzbekistan began to supply gas to China

 
Источник: aloqada.com

 Prices for hot water and district heating will increase by 9% in Uzbekistan from the October 1st

 
Источник: uznews.net 
  Islam Karimov’s threats due to unauthorized by Tashkent construction of HPPs in the Region did not influenced Bishkek’s behavior.
 
 
 
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