Including restructuring of the state-owned electric utility Barqi Tojik, establishing an independent regulator, gradually increasing electricity and heat tariffs to full cost recovery levels and removing energy subsidies and moving to targeted social support for the most vulnerable.
Continue encouraging cross-border electricity trading to optimise resource use and enhance energy security.
Ensure that coal mining and coal-based industrial developments comply with best practice for environmental liability and adhere to the highest environmental and safety standards in all coal-fired generation and coal-based industrial developments.
Consolidate and co-ordinate policies in the areas of district heating and cooling, oil, natural gas, coal, and energy efficiency fields, and support the development and demonstration of efficient, integrated systems to supply heating, cooling and electricity (trigeneration).
With necessary legal and regulatory framework, including requirements for regular emergency response exercises to test system responsiveness in case of supply disruption.
Use official energy statistics as the basis of strategic policy directions and measuring progress. Support TajStat to increase data disaggregation and accuracy of energy end uses and to further align the production and dissemination of official energy statistics with international recommendations.
Encourage closer co-operation between the greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory compiler and TajStat to further improve energy-related GHG reporting and analysis and the underlying energy statistics.
Including building codes, passenger vehicle fuel efficiency standards, minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) and labelling for appliances and energy-using equipment, and well-enforced audit requirements for industry.
Foster using incentives for small renewable energy suppliers to encourage entrepreneurship and the establishment of small businesses in the energy sector.
Create a designated entity in charge of energy-efficient and renewable energy market development.
Based on close co-ordination with the Academy of Sciences and its public research institutions, relevant ministries, national enterprises, SMEs, international financial institutions (IFIs), and other bilateral or multilateral donors in the energy sector.
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