From Dushanbe, the journey to Rogun begins like many journeys in Tajikistan. You approach the edges of the capital with its ...

Tajikistan has officially started the construction of the Rogun Dam, a massive project that, if completed, would be the world's tallest and should give the Central Asian nation a stable energy supply.

The numbers are not adding up at Tajikistan’s signature infrastructure project, the Rogun Dam. An independent audit of the project’s financial statements has found a $540 million accounting gap and ...

Despite a preponderance of data on the high level of financial and environmental risks, the World Bank has opted to become a major financial backer of the Rogun hydropower dam project in Tajikistan, ...

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While only 75 of its intended 335 meters have been built, the first turbine at Rogun has gone into operation with much fanfare. As Tajik President Emomali Rahmon strode down a long red carpet with his ...

ON A bluff above the river Vakhsh, Rogun’s ramshackle square boasts at least four billboards featuring Tajikistan’s president, Emomali Rakhmon, and his aphorisms, such as “Rogun is the bright future ...

The day after a nearly nation-wide blackout, Tajikistan officially began (again) construction on the Rogun dam. To mark the occasion, President Emomali Rahmon drove a bulldozer, pushing a pile of dirt ...

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 ...

An independent audit identified a $540 million accounting gap and issued a qualified opinion on the Rogun Dam’s 2024 financial statements. Despite positive cash flow, the Rogun Dam reported an ...

The World Bank and other international financial institutions are funding the Rogun Dam project in Tajikistan despite environmental concerns and escalating costs. The dam's potential for ...