Tajikistan’s Winter Energy Crisis : Electricity Supply and Demand Alternatives

Reliable power supply is critical for Tajikistan's economy and poverty reduction goals. Without reliable, affordable electricity throughout the year, Tajikistan's businesses cannot invest, operate and create jobs; hospitals and schools cannot function fully or safely with frequent power cu...

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Main Authors: Fields, Daryl, Kochnakyan, Artur, Stuggins, Gary, Besant-Jones, John
Format: Energy-Environment Review
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
air
Gas
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17149
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topic air
air leakage
air leaks
air pollution
air quality
allowance
alternative investments
aluminum
aluminum industry
annual growth rate
appliance standards
approach
availability
average household consumption
balance
boiler
boiler house
boiler houses
boilers
CAPS
carbon
carbon monoxide
catastrophic failure
climate
coal
coal gas
coal production
colors
compact fluorescent lamps
conservation
cost of electricity
cost of energy
cost of energy supply
costs of electricity
demand for electricity
demand for energy
demand for energy services
demand forecast
demand management
demand reduction
diesel
diesel power
dissolution
distribution network
distribution of electricity
district heating
district heating system
district heating systems
domestic sources
Domestic Supply
economic activity
economic costs
economic growth
electric heaters
electric water heating
Electricity
electricity consumption
electricity costs
electricity demand
Electricity demand growth
electricity generation
electricity price
electricity prices
electricity savings
Electricity Supply
Electricity System
electricity tariff
electricity tariffs
electricity usage
electrolysis
Emissions
end-users
energy audits
energy bills
energy consumption
energy costs
energy deficit
energy demand
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
energy efficiency improvements
energy efficiency investments
energy efficiency measures
energy efficiency programs
energy efficiency standards
energy generation
energy intensity
energy loss
energy losses
energy market
energy needs
energy prices
energy resources
Energy savings
energy security
ENERGY SHORTAGES
energy sources
energy system
energy use
extreme temperatures
feasibility
financial analysis
financial condition
financial costs
financial needs
financial reasons
financial support
Fluorescent Lamp
foreign exchange
fossil
fossil fuels
FUEL
fuel oil
fuel supply
FUEL SWITCHING
fuels
Gas
gas boilers
Gas Turbine
gasification
generation capacity
generation mix
generation units
gross domestic product
growth in demand
growth in electricity demand
hard coal
health risk
Heat
heat demand
heat generation
heat supply
heat transmission
heavy oil
household energy
household expenditures
hydro power
hydro power plants
hydropower
Hydropower Plant
Imports
income
investments in energy
investments in energy efficiency
irradiation
jobs
Kilowatt Hour
living standards
load shedding
natural gas
natural gas supply
negative impact
Peak demand
peak load
peak power
Petroleum
power
power capacity
power consumption
power demand
power flows
power generation
Power Plant
power plant construction
power prices
power sector
power shortages
power supply
Power System
power trade
price elasticity
price elasticity of demand
price increase
price signal
provision of heat
quantitative analysis
quantity of electricity
regulatory framework
reliability of supply
renewable energy
renewable energy resources
renewable energy sources
Residential building
residential buildings
residential consumers
residential demand
scenarios
Solar Power
solar water heaters
solid fuels
Space heating
substitution
supply costs
supply of electricity
thermal capacity
thermal plant
thermal plant capacity
thermal plants
Thermal power
Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power plants
total cost
total demand
transmission constraints
Transmission Line
transmission lines
Transmission System
turbines
utility company
Voltage
waste
spellingShingle air
air leakage
air leaks
air pollution
air quality
allowance
alternative investments
aluminum
aluminum industry
annual growth rate
appliance standards
approach
availability
average household consumption
balance
boiler
boiler house
boiler houses
boilers
CAPS
carbon
carbon monoxide
catastrophic failure
climate
coal
coal gas
coal production
colors
compact fluorescent lamps
conservation
cost of electricity
cost of energy
cost of energy supply
costs of electricity
demand for electricity
demand for energy
demand for energy services
demand forecast
demand management
demand reduction
diesel
diesel power
dissolution
distribution network
distribution of electricity
district heating
district heating system
district heating systems
domestic sources
Domestic Supply
economic activity
economic costs
economic growth
electric heaters
electric water heating
Electricity
electricity consumption
electricity costs
electricity demand
Electricity demand growth
electricity generation
electricity price
electricity prices
electricity savings
Electricity Supply
Electricity System
electricity tariff
electricity tariffs
electricity usage
electrolysis
Emissions
end-users
energy audits
energy bills
energy consumption
energy costs
energy deficit
energy demand
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
energy efficiency improvements
energy efficiency investments
energy efficiency measures
energy efficiency programs
energy efficiency standards
energy generation
energy intensity
energy loss
energy losses
energy market
energy needs
energy prices
energy resources
Energy savings
energy security
ENERGY SHORTAGES
energy sources
energy system
energy use
extreme temperatures
feasibility
financial analysis
financial condition
financial costs
financial needs
financial reasons
financial support
Fluorescent Lamp
foreign exchange
fossil
fossil fuels
FUEL
fuel oil
fuel supply
FUEL SWITCHING
fuels
Gas
gas boilers
Gas Turbine
gasification
generation capacity
generation mix
generation units
gross domestic product
growth in demand
growth in electricity demand
hard coal
health risk
Heat
heat demand
heat generation
heat supply
heat transmission
heavy oil
household energy
household expenditures
hydro power
hydro power plants
hydropower
Hydropower Plant
Imports
income
investments in energy
investments in energy efficiency
irradiation
jobs
Kilowatt Hour
living standards
load shedding
natural gas
natural gas supply
negative impact
Peak demand
peak load
peak power
Petroleum
power
power capacity
power consumption
power demand
power flows
power generation
Power Plant
power plant construction
power prices
power sector
power shortages
power supply
Power System
power trade
price elasticity
price elasticity of demand
price increase
price signal
provision of heat
quantitative analysis
quantity of electricity
regulatory framework
reliability of supply
renewable energy
renewable energy resources
renewable energy sources
Residential building
residential buildings
residential consumers
residential demand
scenarios
Solar Power
solar water heaters
solid fuels
Space heating
substitution
supply costs
supply of electricity
thermal capacity
thermal plant
thermal plant capacity
thermal plants
Thermal power
Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power plants
total cost
total demand
transmission constraints
Transmission Line
transmission lines
Transmission System
turbines
utility company
Voltage
waste
Fields, Daryl
Kochnakyan, Artur
Stuggins, Gary
Besant-Jones, John
Tajikistan’s Winter Energy Crisis : Electricity Supply and Demand Alternatives
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Asia
Central Asia
Commonwealth of Independent States
Eastern Europe
Tajikistan
description Reliable power supply is critical for Tajikistan's economy and poverty reduction goals. Without reliable, affordable electricity throughout the year, Tajikistan's businesses cannot invest, operate and create jobs; hospitals and schools cannot function fully or safely with frequent power cuts during winter; citizens suffer indoor air pollution from burning wood for heating and cooking. Electricity also powers the country's two largest exports: aluminum and agricultural produce, which account for about 30 percent of Tajikistan's annual gross domestic product and almost 45 percent of export earnings. Currently, electricity is the cheapest available resource to heat homes so the residential and commercial sectors are highly dependent on electricity for heat as well as lighting and industrial processes. The Government is responsible for guiding programs that keep power supply apace with demand. The purpose of this study is to assist the Government in further defining ways to meet growing demand for electricity in Tajikistan, with a particular focus on the recurring winter shortages which amount to about 24 percent of winter demand. The study also examines the potential benefits of power exports, particularly during summers when hydropower plants spill energy. The study explores a range of alternatives to meet electricity demand as quickly as possible and develop a short term plan of action to alleviate the social and economic costs of winter shortages. The study focuses on multiple initiatives that can be started immediately and simultaneously, and will establish fundamental components of energy security for Tajikistan, namely: to moderate unsustainable demand growth, protect the current asset base, and remedy the thermal/hydro imbalance in the energy sector.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Energy-Environment Review
author Fields, Daryl
Kochnakyan, Artur
Stuggins, Gary
Besant-Jones, John
author_facet Fields, Daryl
Kochnakyan, Artur
Stuggins, Gary
Besant-Jones, John
author_sort Fields, Daryl
title Tajikistan’s Winter Energy Crisis : Electricity Supply and Demand Alternatives
title_short Tajikistan’s Winter Energy Crisis : Electricity Supply and Demand Alternatives
title_full Tajikistan’s Winter Energy Crisis : Electricity Supply and Demand Alternatives
title_fullStr Tajikistan’s Winter Energy Crisis : Electricity Supply and Demand Alternatives
title_full_unstemmed Tajikistan’s Winter Energy Crisis : Electricity Supply and Demand Alternatives
title_sort tajikistan’s winter energy crisis : electricity supply and demand alternatives
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17149
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spelling okr-10986-171492021-04-23T14:03:34Z Tajikistan’s Winter Energy Crisis : Electricity Supply and Demand Alternatives Fields, Daryl Kochnakyan, Artur Stuggins, Gary Besant-Jones, John air air leakage air leaks air pollution air quality allowance alternative investments aluminum aluminum industry annual growth rate appliance standards approach availability average household consumption balance boiler boiler house boiler houses boilers CAPS carbon carbon monoxide catastrophic failure climate coal coal gas coal production colors compact fluorescent lamps conservation cost of electricity cost of energy cost of energy supply costs of electricity demand for electricity demand for energy demand for energy services demand forecast demand management demand reduction diesel diesel power dissolution distribution network distribution of electricity district heating district heating system district heating systems domestic sources Domestic Supply economic activity economic costs economic growth electric heaters electric water heating Electricity electricity consumption electricity costs electricity demand Electricity demand growth electricity generation electricity price electricity prices electricity savings Electricity Supply Electricity System electricity tariff electricity tariffs electricity usage electrolysis Emissions end-users energy audits energy bills energy consumption energy costs energy deficit energy demand ENERGY EFFICIENCY energy efficiency improvements energy efficiency investments energy efficiency measures energy efficiency programs energy efficiency standards energy generation energy intensity energy loss energy losses energy market energy needs energy prices energy resources Energy savings energy security ENERGY SHORTAGES energy sources energy system energy use extreme temperatures feasibility financial analysis financial condition financial costs financial needs financial reasons financial support Fluorescent Lamp foreign exchange fossil fossil fuels FUEL fuel oil fuel supply FUEL SWITCHING fuels Gas gas boilers Gas Turbine gasification generation capacity generation mix generation units gross domestic product growth in demand growth in electricity demand hard coal health risk Heat heat demand heat generation heat supply heat transmission heavy oil household energy household expenditures hydro power hydro power plants hydropower Hydropower Plant Imports income investments in energy investments in energy efficiency irradiation jobs Kilowatt Hour living standards load shedding natural gas natural gas supply negative impact Peak demand peak load peak power Petroleum power power capacity power consumption power demand power flows power generation Power Plant power plant construction power prices power sector power shortages power supply Power System power trade price elasticity price elasticity of demand price increase price signal provision of heat quantitative analysis quantity of electricity regulatory framework reliability of supply renewable energy renewable energy resources renewable energy sources Residential building residential buildings residential consumers residential demand scenarios Solar Power solar water heaters solid fuels Space heating substitution supply costs supply of electricity thermal capacity thermal plant thermal plant capacity thermal plants Thermal power Thermal Power Plant Thermal power plants total cost total demand transmission constraints Transmission Line transmission lines Transmission System turbines utility company Voltage waste Reliable power supply is critical for Tajikistan's economy and poverty reduction goals. Without reliable, affordable electricity throughout the year, Tajikistan's businesses cannot invest, operate and create jobs; hospitals and schools cannot function fully or safely with frequent power cuts during winter; citizens suffer indoor air pollution from burning wood for heating and cooking. Electricity also powers the country's two largest exports: aluminum and agricultural produce, which account for about 30 percent of Tajikistan's annual gross domestic product and almost 45 percent of export earnings. Currently, electricity is the cheapest available resource to heat homes so the residential and commercial sectors are highly dependent on electricity for heat as well as lighting and industrial processes. The Government is responsible for guiding programs that keep power supply apace with demand. The purpose of this study is to assist the Government in further defining ways to meet growing demand for electricity in Tajikistan, with a particular focus on the recurring winter shortages which amount to about 24 percent of winter demand. The study also examines the potential benefits of power exports, particularly during summers when hydropower plants spill energy. The study explores a range of alternatives to meet electricity demand as quickly as possible and develop a short term plan of action to alleviate the social and economic costs of winter shortages. The study focuses on multiple initiatives that can be started immediately and simultaneously, and will establish fundamental components of energy security for Tajikistan, namely: to moderate unsustainable demand growth, protect the current asset base, and remedy the thermal/hydro imbalance in the energy sector. 2014-02-25T20:52:35Z 2014-02-25T20:52:35Z 2012-11 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17149 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Energy-Environment Review Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Asia Central Asia Commonwealth of Independent States Eastern Europe Tajikistan