Rogun Hydro Project

in Aral Sea Basin, Tajikistan

335 metres

the tallest dam in the world

60,000

expected number of displaced people

Month: October 2024

  • AIIB Allocated $270 mln for the Rogun HPP Development Program

    On December 20, in the Chinese city of Beijing, a financial agreement was signed between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for over 1.9 billion Chinese yuan, equivalent to $270,000,000, to implement the project “Rogun HPP Development Program, Phase 1.” The agreement was signed by the Minister of Finance of…

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  • KFAED Signs Loan Deal With Tajikistan To Help Finance Power Plant

    A loan agreement was signed on Wednesday between Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), and the Republic of Tajikistan worth in total KD 5.2 million (estimated USD 16.9 million) to contribute to financing the Rogan Hydroelectric Power plant project. In a press release, KFAED said that the project aims to enhance electricity production in…

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  • Rivers Without Boundaries Coalition Criticizes Rogun HPP Plans

    Rivers Without Boundaries, an international environmental organization, has released a detailed report analyzing alternative strategies for completing the Rogun Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) in Tajikistan. This report has been submitted for review to the World Bank Board of Directors. The report highlights the importance of exploring alternative energy development options in Tajikistan before committing to…

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  • World Bank approves $350 million for Tajikistan’s hydropower plant

    The World Bank approved Tuesday a $350 million International Development Association (IDA) grant as part of the first phase of a program to help Tajikistan finance the completion of the Rogun Hydropower Plant Project. The Rogun Hydropower Plant, will require $6.29 billion to complete, which will be financed by project revenues, domestic resources and development…

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  • The World Bank should reconsider its mega dam project in Tajikistan

    On December 17 the World Bank is set to vote on financing the Rogun mega dam project in Tajikistan. If the vote passes, it would make one of the wildest dreams of the Tajik regime come true. The $5bn Rogun project has been in development since the mid-1970s as a solution for the chronic energy…

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  • Tajikistan: Rogun Dam is a white elephant in the making – report

    Building the Rogun Dam in Tajikistan to its maximum projected height and specifications would be an economic disaster for Central Asia’s poorest nation, and an environmental nightmare for the entire region, according to a newly published expert report. The advent of new technologies for electricity generation means that Tajikistan’s already decades-old mega project would be…

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  • Rogun HPP in Tajikistan to provide energy to surrounding countries – IsDB

    The Rogun Hydropower Plant (HPP) in Tajikistan will enable the supply of energy to neighboring countries, Muhammad Al-Jasser, chairman of the Islamic Development Bank Group, said during the 28th International Investment Conference in Riyadh, Trend reports. “We just signed a $150 million loan a month ago to partially finance the Rogun Dam. The $6 billion…

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  • China’s impact on the Rogun Dam Project in Tajikistan

    The Rogun Dam, located on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan, is one of the most ambitious hydropower projects in the world, let alone in Central Asia. Designed to be the world’s tallest dam, with a projected height of 335 meters (1,099 feet), it is poised to transform Tajikistan’s energy landscape by providing an estimated output…

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  • Kazakhstan to Begin Purchasing Electricity from Rogun HPP

    Kazakhstan has announced plans to purchase electricity from Tajikistan’s Rogun hydropower plant (HPP), a major facility currently under construction. According to a draft agreement published on Tajikistan’s official legal information portal, the cooperation between the two countries is set to last for 20 years, with an option to extend for an additional 10 years. The…

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  • Three workers killed, one other injured in accident at Rogun HPP construction site

    An accident at the construction site of the Roghun hydropower plant has claimed the lives of three workers and injured another, according to the Service for the State Supervision of Safe Work in Industry and Mining under the Government of Tajikistan (Service). The incident reportedly occurred on November 12. An official source within the Service…

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