Tajikistan, Pakistan Discuss CASA-1000 Energy Project
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, July 2. Tajikistan and
Pakistan have held discussions on their cooperation within the
CASA-1000 project, Trend reports.
According to the Tajik Ministry of energy and Water Resources,
the talks took place during a meeting between Tajik Energy Minister
Daler Juma and Faisal Karim, Governor of Pakistan's Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa province.
The meeting also included an exchange of views on investment
opportunities in Tajikistan's energy, oil, and gas sectors. Both
parties emphasized their mutual interest in strengthening and
expanding their beneficial cooperation.
CASA-1000 is an infrastructure initiative aimed at transmitting
1,300 megawatts of surplus electricity from Central Asian
countries, particularly Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, to meet the
electricity demands in South Asian countries, specifically
Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The project involves upgrading the electrical grids in these
participating nations through the construction of new substations
and high-voltage power transmission lines.
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