BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 27. President of
Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD) Vice President Matteo Patrone discussed
cooperation on green energy projects, including the construction of
solar power plants with private capital, in Dushanbe on October
27.
According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan,
the sides also reviewed the current state and prospects of
cooperation between the country and the bank, the implementation of
joint projects, and opportunities to expand investment
cooperation.
Emomali Rahmon described the EBRD as one of Tajikistan’s
important partners in developing the economy, infrastructure and
private sector, and thanked the bank’s leadership for its
cooperation.
The Tajik president emphasized the importance of such projects
for ensuring a reliable electricity supply to households and
businesses and increasing exports of clean energy to regional
countries. He proposed considering the bank’s participation in
financing these projects.
Modernizing electricity transmission and distribution networks
and reducing power losses were also identified as important areas
of cooperation.
Emomali Rahmon stressed the need to increase direct financing
for manufacturing enterprises and expand access to affordable,
long-term financing for small and medium-sized businesses,
particularly in the regions. The sides also discussed expanding
financing in the national currency and preparing domestic companies
to issue bonds.
Furthermore, the meeting addressed improving access to drinking
water, modernizing sewage and irrigation systems, improving the
management of state-owned enterprises, and preparing public-private
partnership projects. The sides also discussed prospects for
cooperation in education and digitalization, as well as the
importance of attracting grants and technical assistance for social
and climate-related projects.
