Russia is ready to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to join high-voltage power line and gas pipeline projects in central Asia, President Dmitry Medvedev said in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe.
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan welcome Russias interest in a gas pipeline project across the countries to India, according to a joint statement signed by Medvedev and the countries leaders in Dushanbe. The statement also called for accelerated construction of the CASA-1000 power project.
Afghan President Hamid Karzais government is seeking to develop the country as a bridge for energy supplies from Central Asias hydro-electrical and gas resources to the power-hungry economies of Pakistani and India. The U.S. has supported the efforts, seeking to stabilize the country before pulling out its major combat forces, a step it plans for 2014.
Tajikistan seeks to export electricity to Afghanistan through a 220-kilovolt power line that will form the backbone of the CASA-1000 project. Afghan officials have said the line will be extended to Pakistan, whose 180 million people face electricity shortages of 3 to 4 gigawatts per day, leading to blackouts that have lasted for 12 hours in cities, sparking protests and riots.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-02/russia-seeks-entry-into-afghan-pakistani-tajik-energy-projects.html
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan welcome Russias interest in a gas pipeline project across the countries to India, according to a joint statement signed by Medvedev and the countries leaders in Dushanbe. The statement also called for accelerated construction of the CASA-1000 power project.
Afghan President Hamid Karzais government is seeking to develop the country as a bridge for energy supplies from Central Asias hydro-electrical and gas resources to the power-hungry economies of Pakistani and India. The U.S. has supported the efforts, seeking to stabilize the country before pulling out its major combat forces, a step it plans for 2014.
Tajikistan seeks to export electricity to Afghanistan through a 220-kilovolt power line that will form the backbone of the CASA-1000 project. Afghan officials have said the line will be extended to Pakistan, whose 180 million people face electricity shortages of 3 to 4 gigawatts per day, leading to blackouts that have lasted for 12 hours in cities, sparking protests and riots.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-02/russia-seeks-entry-into-afghan-pakistani-tajik-energy-projects.html
