Category Archives: Energy
The Rogun Dam Controversy: Is Compromise Possible?
Heated disputes over the allocation of energy and water have been the defining feature of relations between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan over much of the last decade. Although the distrust between the two countries has deep historical roots, the present tensions … Continue reading
Filed under Authoritarianism, Energy, Nation Building, Tajik-Uzbek relations, Tajikistan
Rahmon Balances Domestic and Foreign Pressures Over Rogun Project
On November 3, Tajik authorities announced that they had completed the main diversion tunnel of the Rogun Dam project. This means that it is now technically possible to divert the Vakhsh River from the part of the valley in which … Continue reading
Filed under Economy, Energy, Foreign affairs, Politics, Tajik-Uzbek relations, Tajikistan
Tajikistan Suspends Rogun Dam Resettlement Program
On June 1, World Bank director of strategy and operations in Europe and Central Asia Theodore Ahlers announced that the Tajik government temporarily put a halt to a program for resettling tens of thousands of villagers from the projected reservoir … Continue reading
Filed under Energy, Resettlement, Tajik-Uzbek relations, Tajikistan
Tajik-Iranian Ties Flourish (Part I)
Iran has steadily expanded its economic position in Tajikistan since the start of 2011. In February, a private Iranian company signed an agreement with the Tajik Ministry of Energy and Industry (MEI), pledging to build a large cement plant in … Continue reading
Filed under Energy, Foreign affairs, Tajik-Iranian relations, Tajikistan
World Bank To Assess Rogun Hydropower Project In Tajikistan
On March 10, the World Bank regional director for Central Asia, Motu Konishi, announced in Dushanbe that the bank has found the funding for carrying out a feasibility study and environmental assessment of the controversial Rogun hydropower station project on … Continue reading
Filed under Energy, Tajik-Uzbek relations, Tajikistan
