This huge dam is expected to provide ten million people with electricity in a country where 70% of its population experiences ...

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, March 17. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has decided to initiate the process of appraising the ...

While only 75 of its intended 335 meters have been built, the first turbine at Rogun has gone into operation with much fanfare. While there's no date yet, the visit is expected in early 2018 and ...

A CEE Bankwatch background report stressed that the evaporation of the Aral Sea was caused by extensive damming on the middle ...

The Rogun Dam in Tajikistan, set to be the world's tallest, could reshape Central Asia’s energy landscape. And with the Ukraine war shifting geopolitics in the region, Tajikistan is gaining ...

The earthquake centred 76 km north-east of Dushanbe and just 10 km from the Rogun HPP construction site. The plant will have a rated capacity of 3,600 MW and the world’s tallest dam of 335 metres.

Instead of investing in infrastructure that can benefit a broad swathe of the population, Rahmon’s administration is focusing on developing a mega project – the Rogun Dam – with IFI assistance.