Islamabad, June 07, 2023 (PPI-OT): The Turkmenistan delegation visited Power Division on 7th June 2023 to meet the Federal Minister for Energy Engr. Khurram Dastgir along with some officials of the division. The delegation comprised of Daler Jum’a, Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan, Ismatullo Nasredin, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Tajikistan in Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Manuchehr Safarzoda, Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan and Olimjon Azimov, Senior Specialist Foreign Affairs Department of the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The delegation from Pakistan included officials from Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Central Power Purchasing Authority (CPPA). The topic of discussion was the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline. The progress and future developments of the projects were discussed in the meeting. The mutual relations between the two countries were also discussed. The Federal Minister for Energy Engr. Khurram Dastgir delivered Prime Minister’s Shahbaz Sharif’s message of accommodating Turkmenistan in the project. The past developments in the TAPI projects were briefed.
The minister expressed the need for the input of Pakistan in the pre-feasibility studies regarding the latest supply demand analysis, the revision of project costs and the cost of tariff. Minister stated that the directions from prime minister were to hold the meeting of the technical groups as soon as possible. The three goals of the technical group meeting are to keep the least cost for Pakistan, the two-way channel should remain open and to keep the wider regional context in mind. At the end the minister concluded that the goal is not only to increase the technical interconnectivity but to encourage friendly relations between the two countries as well.
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