The government of Tajikistan is allocating an additional 200 million somoni (about $19 million) for the construction of the Rogun hydroelectric power station — the country’s flagship hydropower project. The decision was made within the framework of two new resolutions dated April 16, according to which 110 million somoni will be allocated from the Stabilization Fund for Economic Development, and another 90 million — due to the excess of the revenue side of the republican budget for 2025.
This is not the first large amount transferred to the account of OJSC «Rogunskaya HPP» this year: in January, the authorities approved the transfer of 150 million somoni from the same fund. Last year, the hydroelectric complex received about 280 million somoni (over $25 million) from the stabilization fund.
The fund is filled from above-plan revenues to the state and local budgets. According to the 2025 budget law, 25% of such revenues are automatically allocated to the Stabilization Fund.
The total amount of funding for the Rogun hydroelectric power station from the state budget for 2025 is about 5 billion somoni ($480 million). This is almost a tenth of the country’s total budget expenditures.
Meanwhile, work at the construction site does not stop: in 2025, the authorities plan to commission a third hydraulic unit. The first two units, still operating at low power, were launched in 2018 and 2019.
In its final form, the Rogun hydroelectric power station will consist of six units with a capacity of 600 megawatts each. The sixth unit is expected to be launched by 2029. When fully commissioned, the facility will become the largest hydroelectric power station in Central Asia with an installed capacity of 3,600 MW. The expected annual volume of electricity produced will be between 13 and 17 billion kWh, equivalent to up to 85% of all electricity produced in the country. This will be enough not only for domestic consumption, but also for export.
The Treasury Department estimates that approximately $6.4 billion will be required to complete all station construction work by 2035. So far, according to official data, over 40 billion somoni (about $4 billion) have been invested in the project since 2008.
The project is partially supported by international donors: agreements worth $812 million have already been concluded, of which $462 million — are loans, and $350 million are grants. Negotiations to attract new development partners are ongoing.
Radio Ozodi
