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 ...

Rogun is envisioned to become the world’s tallest dam with an annual generating capacity of 3,600 megawatts, an amount of power that could turn it into a goose that keeps laying golden bitcoins.

The Rogun hydropower plant, with its 335-metre-tall clay core rockfill dam which the developers say will make it the tallest in the world once completed, is expected to end chronic power shortages ...

The Saudi Fund for Development has signed a loan deal worth US$100 million with Tajikistan for the construction of the Rogun Hydropower project. The Rogun Dam was a long-stalled project, construction ...

The World Bank is under fire over allegations of malfeasance in financing the Rogun Dam project in Tajikistan. Specifically, bank officials are facing accusations that they failed to comply with ...

Construction is underway on what will be the world's largest dam. At 1,099 feet tall, it is an impressive plan and is costing a whopping £8 billion, according to the latest estimates. The Rogun ...

When completed the 335-meter-tall dam would have an annual power-generating capacity of 3,600 megawatts, but environmentalists argue that the cost of its electricity would be uncompetitive compared to ...

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 ...

If built to its present specifications, Rogun would be the world’s tallest dam, capable of producing 3,600 megawatts of power per year. Bank officials have described the project as a “transformative ...

DUSHANBE, November 16, 2018 – Cyril Muller, World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, has attended today’s launch ceremony of Rogun dam’s first turbine – an important milestone for the ...

Rahmon proclaimed. The Rogun dam’s history stretches back to 1976, when initial construction began.