On August 26, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon inspected the construction work progress at the dam of the Rogun hydroelectric power plant, the country’s largest.
The Rogun plant’s dam is the highest rock-and-sand dam in the world, with its upper level at an altitude of 1,300 meters and its lower level at an altitude of 965 meters above sea level. The dam core is the main part of the rock-and-sand dam and is made of crushed stone material with a very low water permeability in the center of the dam to prevent water from passing through.
In the Rogun dam area, work is carried out around the clock in two shifts, and more than 160 pieces of machinery are deployed daily.
During his previous visit, Rahmon instructed the Rogun staff to accelerate the construction work and ensure the raising of the dam to a level of 1,110 meters by August 2025.
Rahmon was informed that during this period, gravel was laid on the upper and lower retaining prisms of the dam and, in accordance with the technology, clay and filter materials were laid layer by layer in the core of the dam up to a level of 1,105 meters above sea level. That is, in one year, the dam was raised by 70 meters.
It was reported that during 2025, 12.7 million cubic meters of rock, gravel, crushed clay and filters of the transition zone were laid, which is 42.6% of the design volume.
Rahmon emphasized that in order to strengthen the dam of this largest hydroelectric facility, the quality of construction work should be prioritized, and the work should be carried out in accordance with international standards.
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