DUSHANBE, July 9, 2013, Asia-Plus -- On Monday July 8, Tajik Prime Minister Oqil Oiqlov met here with Mr. Xin Zhang, Chairman of the Board of Directors of China’s Tebian Electric Apparatus Stock Company Limited (TBEA).

According to the PM Secretariat, the sides discussed issues related to construction of a new combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Dushanbe.

The first 50 MW unit of the Dusahnbe-2 CHP plant is expected to be introduced into operation by the end of this year.

A total cost of project is 30 million USD and it is being implemented due to a loan provided the Export-Import Bank of China.

A total capacity of this coal-powered plant, which is being built in the Luchob area of the Tajik capital, will be 200 megawatt.  Construction of the coal-powered plant is reportedly in compliance with Tajikistan’s environmental regulations.

Tajikistan relies almost exclusively on hydropower to generate electricity, which becomes scarce in the winter months when rivers freeze and water reservoir levels drop.

TBEA is one of the largest electrical manufacturing groups in China and the first floated stock company in Chinese A Shore Market in transmission industry of China after merging the former Hengyang Transformer Works (a large-size stated company founded in 1958 and located in Hunan province, China), and well-known for manufacturing all kinds of high voltage power transmission, transformation and distribution equipments. Under the administration of TBEA, there are 10 large backbone factories, 5 research institutes, 6 business entities and 8 participated enterprises.  TBEA products are exported to over 70 countries, including the U.S., Canada and Japan. TBEA is one of the main suppliers of electrical equipment to the world''s largest hydroelectric power station, the Three Gorges. TBEA''s shares are listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

In Tajikistan, the company has implemented a number of projects in the energy sector.