Central Asian countries’ electric power sectors were initially designed during the Soviet Union to operate within a unified Central Asian Power System (CAPS). After gaining independence Central Asian governments started pursuing independent energy policies, which strained the coordinated operation of the system. Turkmenistan left the CAPS in 2003. Withdrawal of Uzbekistan, a key country that pulled regional power sectors together, in 2009 resulted in complete breakdown of the system. Within largely isolated national power sectors, authorities have been prioritizing the introduction of new power generation capacities and the establishment of a countrywide electric power transmission lines.
Farkhod Aminjonov is an expert on energy security with a particular focus on Central Asia and the broader Eurasian region. He holds a Ph.D. in global governance from the Balsillie School of International Affairs (offered jointly by the Center of International Governance Innovation, Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo), Waterloo, Canada. In 2015, Farkhod Aminjonov successfully defended his Ph.D dissertation titled “Security of the Central Asian Energy System Through Regional-Level Energy Governance Innovations.” Dr. Aminjonov received his M.A in international area studies