Russia’s power generating company weighs construction of four small power plants in Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, June 28, Asia-Plus — Russia’s power generating company, open joint-stock company (OJSC) HydroOGK, is currently considering the possibility of investing in construction of small hydropower plants in Tajikistan.
According to the Unit for Management of Energy Projects, HydroOGK weighs investment in construction and reconstruction of four small hydropower plants in Danghara, Bokhtar, Kolkhozobod and Vahdat.
The source at the unit said that the preliminary negotiations between HydroOGK and Tajik energy ministry were conducted in May. During the negotiations, representatives from the Russian company announced that HydroOGK intends to construct new and modernize the existing small power plants in the mentioned four districts of Tajikistan. “Since this proposal is still under consideration, it is premature to say about a total amount of supposed investments,” the source said, adding that this data will be come known only after signing of appropriate documents.
In the meantime, Russia’s RIA Novosti says HydroOGK plans to start large-scale construction of power plants in a number of countries. Anatoly Chubais, the head of the main Russian power utility RAO YeES, was cited as saying that although HydroOGK does not participate in construction of the Sangtuda-1 power plant in Tajikistan, it plans to launch a large-scale construction of power plants in a number of countries, including Tajikistan.
We will recall that under a long-term program of construction of small hydropower electric plants in Tajikistan, 71 small power plants are scheduled to be built in the country between 2007 and 2020. The total capacity of the plants will be 480.571 million
OJSC HydroOGK is a fully-owned subsidiary of the main Russian power utility Russia’s Unified Energy Systems (RAO YeES). It is the largest power generating company in Russia and the world’s second biggest hydro generating company after Hydro Quebec in Canada – with an installed capacity of 23.3 Gigawatts (GW).
