Working trip of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Rogun HPP

On July 12, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon went on a working trip to the Rogun hydroelectric power station, the press service of the President of the Republicof Tajikistan reports.

In particular, he looked at the construction work in the fourth layer tunnel, the construction of which began in 2018.

 Currently, there, around the clock, work is underway to reinforce the structural concrete of the wall, the roof of the tunnel, pour and strengthen cement, etc.

This tunnelis designed to drain excess water from the reservoir. Its length, including the exit, is 1750 meters, and its width is 15 meters. The capacity is 3500 cubicmeters of water per second. The length of access and aeration tunnels is 2319 meters.

The design work of the facility was carried out by the Swiss company "EFRI" and JSC "Tojik Kon", and construction and installation work is continued by JSC "Tojikhydromontazh" and OJSC "TGEM".

Emomali Rahmon at the meeting instructed the officials and builders of the Rogun HPP to put the facility into operation on time and in accordance with the requirements.

The head of state stressed that the Rogun HPP is a strategic facility and is one of the main plans of the state and government to strengthen energy independence.

The construction of the Rogun HPP dam began on October 29, 2016. On November 16,2018, the first unit of the hydroelectric power plant was launched, on September 9, 2019 - the second. In total, the HPP will have 6 units, each witha capacity of 600 megawatts.

 That is, after the completion of the construction of the Rogun HPP, with a capacity of 3,600 megawatts (more than 17 billion kilowatt / hour) will become the largest hydroelectric power plant in the region.