Tajikistan develops a new long-term power system plan for GBAO for the period up to 2050

Tajikistan has developed a new, long-term Power System Plan (PSP) for the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) for the period up to 2050 in partnership with the Hydropower Sustainability Alliance (HSA). Supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and developed in partnership with Pamir Energy, the PSP offers the first integrated assessment of how GBAO can meet rising electricity demand while keeping costs and impacts low. Pamir Energy is Central Asia’s first public–private partnership and a recognised model for clean, inclusive and climate-resilient rural electrification. Since the start of its 25-year concession in 2002, the company has increased access to reliable, affordable and renewable electricity from just 13% of households to nearly 100% today and has built strong local capacity to operate a financially sustainable utility. Pamir Energy is an associated company of Industrial Promotion Services, which is the infrastructure and industrial development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED).