In Tajikistan, devised a tax on water.

The lower house of parliament in Tajikistan on 12 February by majority vote approved the amendments to the Tax Code providing for a tax for the use of water resources and underground mineral wealth the country. Reported CA-News.
As chairman of the Tax Committee Nusratullo Davlatov, tax on water use will be primarily subject to large power plants and pumping stations. From small hydropower plants (HPP), this tax will not be charged.
At the same time, MP Mirzosharif Salomiddinov warned that it would "unacceptable" in the context of energy crisis being faced by the republic, sends "Fergana.ru. According to the MP, the imposition of royalties on the use of water can raise the cost of electricity. In particular, after the introduction of annual tax deductions goskompanii "Barqi Tojik" ( "Energy in Tajikistan") to the state budget will increase by 30 million somoni (8 million).
Recall from the end of January this year in Tajikistan increased restrictions on the population of electricity, including for the first time - in the capital. At the same time from 1 January 2009 Uzbekistan stopped the transit of Turkmen electricity to Tajikistan, referring to the accident at the substation, and the possibility of Tajikistan's power is limited. The Ministry of Energy of the Republic, the water in the reservoir Nurek HPP, the largest in the country, enough only until mid-February.
The previous winter in the republic is also accompanied by a severe energy crisis. In particular, due to lack of electricity for some time and protocol were virtually all industries, except for strategic sites.