DUSHANBE, August 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday July 31, Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda met here with Mr. Zhang Xin, 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 implementation of joint projects in Tajikistan.

A special attention was reportedly paid to construction of a new combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Dushanbe.

The first 50 MW unit of the Dusahnbe-2 CHP plant was introduced into operation in January this year and Tajik prime minister asked the TBEA top manager to speed up work on introducing the second 50 MW unit into operation.

We will recall that a total cost of the 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.

Rasoulzoda and Zhang also discussed training of personnel for Tajikistan’s energy and transportation sectors in China, the source said.

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.