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Hydro Politics in Central Asia and CASA 1000

2018 - March

After gaining independence hydro-rich countries
Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic were seeking for
possibilities of developing their hydro-electric energy
potential and export electricity surplus, but it was impossible
without major investments in construction of electric energy
facilities and transmission lines in these states. Another
problem was poor cooperation of CA states. So CASA 1000
project seems to resolve this hydro energy export problem.
Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic in Central Asia,
Afghanistan and Pakistan in South Asia have been pursuing
the development of a Central Asia South Asia Regional
Electricity Market (CASAREM). These four countries have
intensified their cooperation since 2005 among themselves
and with the International Financial Institutions (IFIs)
comprising the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(EBRD), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the World Bank (WB).

March 2018