Meta Data
Title in national language: 
Водный Кодекс Республики Таджикистан
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
Yes
Effective Start Year: 
2020
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Agreement
Economic Sector: 
Power, Other
Energy Types: 
Power, Renewable, Hydropower
Issued by: 
Parliament of the Republic of Tajikistan 
Notes: 
No official English version available
Overall Summary: 
The Water Code of the Republic of Tajikistan 2020 regulates social relations related to the ownership, use and disposal of water and water bodies and is aimed at the protection and rational use of water resources, as well as the legal protection of water users.
Pricing
Energy pricing: 
Article 45. Payment for the use of water bodies [...] 2. Special water use for the purpose of generating hydroelectric power with a power generation capacity of energy generating facilities up to 30,000 kilowatt / hour, liquidation of emergency situations and (or) their consequences, as well as the needs of agricultural irrigation and forestry, carried out by state bodies, and navigation in the Republic of Tajikistan is free.
Governance
Energy management principles: 
Article 66 1. The use of water bodies for the purposes of generating electrical energy is carried out taking into account the interests of other water users and in compliance with the requirements for the rational use and protection of water bodies. 2. Water users operating hydropower facilities are obliged to ensure the regime for the development and filling of reservoirs, taking into account the priority of drinking and household needs of the population, as well as in accordance with the rules for the operation of reservoirs approved by the authorized state body in the field of regulation of the use of water resources. 3. Individuals and legal entities, in agreement with the owners, can use the engineering capabilities of canals and other existing hydraulic structures for various purposes for the production of electrical energy, if this does not damage the main purpose of these structures and the environment.