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ELECTRICITY GOVERNANCE IN
TAJIKISTAN:
PRIMARILY FINDINGS
Applying the EGI Indicator Toolkit to Tajikistan
Bakhadur Khabibov
EGI-Tajikistan team member
ED of Consumers Union of Tajikistan
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Context for EGI Tajikistan
 Energy deficit in winter months
 Non-commercial orientation of energy
system;
 Forthcoming privatization, restructuring,
reforms;
 Low level of public involvement and
participation;
 Regional perspectives
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EGI starting in Tajikistan
 WRI, OSI and CSOs efforts: DushanbeBishkek, April-2008;
 EGI outreach in Tajikistan, September
2008;
 Tajik EGI Team: AET, CUT, Nakhustin +
deputy of Parliament (cooperation and
involvement);
 August 2009: Presentation of EGI
Primarily Findings in Tajikistan
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Applying the EGI Indicator Toolkit to Tajikistan
POLICY PROCCESS
 Existence of basic legal rules for energy
sector;
 Law in draft directly may be initiated only
by legislative or/and executive authorities;
 Relevant energy legislative committee:
mid-level capacity and autonomy, high level
activity;
 Legislative debates: qualitative
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Applying the EGI Indicator Toolkit to Tajikistan
POLICY PROCCESS
 Legislative committee, as well as whole
Parliament work are closed to general public;
 Absence of specific norms on disclosure of
information for the public, as well as no
norms on public participation;
 Public associations practically are not
involved in policy process;
 No ways to obtain information from
Parliament;
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Applying the EGI Indicator Toolkit to Tajikistan
REGULATORY PROCCESS
 Regulatory functions are divided between
several agencies and ministries: Government,
Ministry of Energy and Industry, Ministry of
Economic Development and Trade, Agency
Tajikstandard and etc.
 Unclear, duplicated and complicated
regulatory mechanism without clear
responsibilities, tasks and forces;
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Applying the EGI Indicator Toolkit to Tajikistan
REGULATORY PROCCESS
 Low level of public participation on
regulatory process.
 Tariff setting: who are regulating tariffs?
 IFI’s involvement and “hidden” requests;
 No easy way to obtain information on
regulatory issues;
 “Hidden” attempts to obtaining
information from regulators;
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Applying the EGI Indicator Toolkit to Tajikistan
SOCIAL ASPECTS
 Existence of social programs
(compensation policy) in energy sector;
 Low level of social responsibilities on both
policy and regulatory process;
 Social issues are regulated by separate
ministry;
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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
 Create working group on Electricity
Governance Reform (EGR);
 Create a broader reference group of
consumer and civic organizations to enhance
transparency and inclusiveness;
Special focus of both groups is providing
transparency, effective regulating system
(single regulator) and wide public
participation
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Thanks for your attention
Bakhadur Khabibov
[email protected]
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