Development of feasibility study for one more hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Vakhsh River in eastern Tajikistan has begun, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mater Resources (MoEWR).
An official source at a MoEWR says an estimate budget for construction of the Shurob HPP is about 1 billion U.S. dollars.
According to him, the Shurob hydropower plant with an estimated capacity of 862 megawatts (MW) will be built between the Nurek and Roghun hydropower plants.
Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) in collaboration with consulting companies is developing the feasibility study for the Shurob HPP.
In parallel, the work on attracting funds for construction of this facility is being carried out, the source said.
The Shurob hydroelectric plant will be built 110 kilometers east of Dushanbe. The construction of this station will require approximately US$1 billion. The Shurob HPP will become the eighth stage of the cascade of hydropower plants on the Vakhsh River, consisting of nine hydropower plants, seven of which are fully constructed (Nurek, Baipazin, Sangtuda-1, Sangtuda-2, Golovnaya, Perepadnaya and Central), and the construction of the Roghun hydropower plant is ongoing.
