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DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will begin exporting electricity to energy-starved Pakistan as a way to boost relations among Central Asian countries, officials said.
Pakistani Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf announced the decision to import 1000 megawatts of electricity from the two countries during a regional electricity conference held in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe.
Pakistan is facing an energy crisis and has moved to seek alternative energy supplies through various transportation routes in the region. Ashraf said his country failed to invest in several domestic energy projects and views the Central Asian market as an important regional asset, the Pakwatan news service reported.
The minister said electricity imports will pass through transmissions lines through Afghanistan, and the measure is the first phase of broader regional trade developments.
Officials at the Dushanbe conference will discuss ways to secure energy needs while avoiding U.S. and Russian pressures on various projects in the region.
Ashraf said Islamabad may establish an independent company to deal with energy matters as a way around geopolitical pressures.
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