The capacity of the Kairakkum Dam in Tajikistan has increased after reconstruction
A large-scale reconstruction of the Kairakkum hydroelectric power station has officially been completed in Tajikistan. The solemn ceremony of commissioning the last three hydroelectric units,...
The Board of Directors of the World Bank refused to investigate the Rogun Dam
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank refused to conduct a full-scale investigation into the Rogun Dam construction project in Tajikistan. This decision...
Climate change puts Tajikistan’s hydropower industry at risk
A new scientific study, the results of which have just appeared in the international journal Hydrology, has revealed serious risks for Tajikistan's hydropower industry, which...
Life in exchange for kilowatts: Rogun Dam and resettlement from the flood zone
The international coalition Rogun Alert published today an analysis of plans to relocate people from the flood zone of the Rogun Dam in Tajikistan, calling...
Ice Bomb: Melting glaciers threaten dams in Central Asia
In the Tajikabad district of Tajikistan, a large mass of ice broke off from the glacier at the top of Ismoil Somoni peak. According to...
Tajikistan and IDB discussed financing of the Rogun Dam project
Representatives of Tajikistan and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) discussed key development projects in the country. The meeting of the First Deputy Minister of Finance...
Hydropower threatens a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tajikistan
The Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve in Tajikistan, recently included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, is facing serious threats that call into question its long-term...
Tajikistan is looking for investors to build a new large Dam
Tajikistan has launched the process of attracting investments for the implementation of a major energy project – the construction of the Shurab Dam. The planned...
The pitfalls of the Rogun Dam: about the fate of immigrants from the flood zone
The Rogun Dam construction project in Tajikistan in its current form involves the forced relocation of up to 60 thousand local residents from the flood...
EBRD strategy and Rogun Dam: working in the shadow of a risky project
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has presented its new strategy for Tajikistan for 2025-2030, in which it outlined plans to support the...