Tajikistan’s Antimonopoly Service has not ruled out further electricity tariff revisions as fuel prices and other power-generation costs continue to change.
However, the agency told Asia-Plus that it has not yet received an official request from the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources to raise tariffs again in 2026 or 2027.
The Antimonopoly Service said the latest increase was driven by the expenses of energy companies and the need for them to meet their financial obligations.
The decision to raise tariffs for all consumer categories was approved by the Government of Tajikistan.
According to the agency, the main reasons for revising the tariffs included energy companies’ loan obligations, higher wages for industry workers, rising production costs, increased prices for spare parts and equipment, and other operating expenses.
Until 2016, electricity tariffs in Tajikistan were generally raised only in even-numbered years. They subsequently began increasing annually.
The only exceptions were 2020 and 2021, when the government suspended tariff increases because of the economic difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Who pays how much?
Electricity rates in Tajikistan effective from February 1, 2026 (in dirams per kWh)
Industrial and non-industrial consumers — 94.65
Public-sector institutions, municipal services, sports facilities, transport tunnels and electric public transport (trolleybuses) — 41.37
Water-lifting pumps and pumping stations used for mechanical irrigation, as well as repair and production workshops of the Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation under the Government of Tajikistan: April 1–September 30 — 14.36; October 1–March 31 — 41.37
Vertical drainage wells and land-reclamation pumping stations — 14.36
Drinking-water pumps, excluding individual pumps, and sewerage systems — 19.67
CJSC Tajik Metallurgical Plant — 24.30
OJSC Tajik Aluminum Company — 24.30
OJSC Azot and State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) Dushanbe Smart City — 41.37
Textile companies processing cotton fiber into finished products — 47.33
Educational institutions, private gymnasiums and lyceums offering instruction in foreign languages and not funded from the state budget, as well as kindergartens and other childcare institutions offering instruction in foreign languages and not funded from the state budget — 71.02
Residential consumers — 41.37
Commercial electric-vehicle charging stations — 94.65, excluding VAT
Important: If household electricity consumption exceeds 10,000 kWh per month, the amount above this limit is charged at94.65 dirams per kWh, excluding VAT.
Note: For several consumer categories, the tariffs in the government resolution are stated excluding VAT. The standard VAT rate is 14%.
