Tajikistan has announced its support for the creation of a “green corridor” connecting Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, signaling a commitment to enhanced regional collaboration. In an interview with Report, Jamshed Shoimzoda, Tajikistan’s First Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources, highlighted the country’s untapped hydropower potential, noting that only 5% of it is currently utilized. Remarkably, 95% of Tajikistan’s energy production is already green, Shoimzoda stated.
He emphasized that if Tajikistan’s full potential were harnessed, the energy generated would exceed the combined needs of Central Asian countries by four times. Shoimzoda also praised Azerbaijan’s efforts to establish transport corridors linking Central Asia to Europe, which could enable Tajikistan to deliver its green energy not only regionally but also to European markets.
Shoimzoda noted that advancements in technology and lower costs have made this project feasible, despite its technical challenges two decades ago. In addition to energy, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan are exploring cooperation in mineral resource development. At a recent intergovernmental meeting, the two nations discussed leveraging Azerbaijan’s experience in this field to support Tajikistan’s burgeoning extraction industry.
