17 Apr 2019 13:34

Tajikistan intends to commission second unit of Rogun HPP in Sept

MOSCOW. April 17 (Interfax) - The second unit of the Rogun Hydropower Plant, which is being built in Tajikistan, will be commissioned in the fall, and the Tajik government intends to time the ceremony to the country's celebration of its independence on September 9.

"We're planning to commission the second unit of this major facility [the Rogun HPP] this year, just before our sacred national holiday, the 28th anniversary of Tajikistan's state independence," President Emomali Rahmon was quoted as saying by his press service.