Tajikistan is using only a fraction of its vast hydropower resources despite possessing the largest hydropower potential in Central Asia, according to the State Committee on Investment and State Property Management.
The committee said Tajikistan remains the regional leader in hydropower resources and ranks among the world’s leading countries in terms of renewable water-energy potential.
Although most of Tajikistan’s hydropower potential remains undeveloped, hydropower already dominates the country’s electricity mix. Tajikistan currently generates around 98% of its electricity from renewable sources, primarily hydropower. The figures underscore both the scale of Tajikistan’s renewable energy resources and the challenges the country faces in attracting the investment needed to fully develop them.
Significant untapped potential also exists in other renewable energy sectors. The country’s economically viable solar energy capacity is estimated at 369,600 megawatts, although development of solar generation remains limited.
Wind power resources are estimated at 4,485 megawatts, but the sector is still at an early stage of development.
Despite the limited use of much of its renewable energy potential, Tajikistan already generates approximately 98% of its electricity from renewable sources, primarily hydropower.
The government aims to increase that share further. Under the country’s national energy development strategy, Tajikistan plans to generate all of its electricity from renewable sources by 2032 and achieve the status of a fully “green” country by 2037.
Officials also highlighted the sector’s considerable investment potential, citing opportunities in hydropower development, solar and wind generation, energy infrastructure modernization, energy storage systems, and the export of clean electricity to regional markets.
Tajikistan has increasingly positioned renewable energy development as a cornerstone of its economic strategy, seeking to leverage its abundant natural resources to strengthen energy security, attract foreign investment, and expand regional electricity exports.
