Official start of the “Romit rural electrification” project

Official start of the “Romit rural electrification” project

The opening ceremony for the “Romit rural electrification” project was held in Romit rural jamoat of Vakhdat city on July 13, 2019.

The opening ceremony was attended by the Minister of Energy and Water Resources ofthe Republic of Tajikistan, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Tajikistan, the Director of the Regional Office of the Korea International Cooperation Agency, the Chairman of the local executive authorityof the city of Vahdat.

The project is aimed to comply the direct instructions of the Founder of Peace and National Unity, the Leader of the Nation, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Honored Emomali Rahmon, pointed during his working visit to Vahdat city on June 4, 2016.

The project is financed within the framework of friendly cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Government of South Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agencies (KOICA) in accordance with the protocol of negotiations between the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Korea International Cooperation Agency dated February 14, 2018, whether the electrification of Guskef, Pichef, Koku,Devdara, Lower Novak, Upper Novak, Pushandoch, Wistan and Dashti Mazor vilages of Romit Jamoat is stated.

The scope of works includes the construction of one 110/20/10 kV substation (includingthe installation of one 10 MVA transformer), construction of approximately 500m of 40 kV transmission lines, 47 km of 20 kV transmission lines, construction of 0.4 kV transmission lines all villages, installation of 9 units of 20/0.4 kV transformers and installation of an electricity metering system.

For the purposes of the project, the Government of South Korea allocated 6,000,000 US dollars through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) as a Grant. Consulting services within the framework of the project are entrusted to one of the reputable companies in Korea - the Korean Energy Corporation (KEPCO).