Construction of the first Russian industrial zone will start in Tajikistan in 2026, TASS reports, citing Dmitry Kuskov, director of the Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
Already in the same year, the industrial site in Dushanbe will be able to receive the first resident. According to the official, the Russian side is ready to attract companies even before the start of construction. "We are already ready to work with companies and invite them to start building infrastructure for them," Kuskov said.
"We are already ready to work with companies and invite them to start building infrastructure for them," Kuskov said.
The creation of an industrial cluster in Tajikistan was agreed in March 2023 during the visit of President Emomali Rahmon to Moscow. At that time, an intergovernmental agreement provided for the placement of chemical industry, mechanical engineering and light industry enterprises on such a site.
The idea of creating a Russian industrial zone in Dushanbe was first announced in April 2023 during the visit of a Russian government delegation led by the Deputy Prime Minister. Then the Minister of Industry of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov supported the initiative, and the Khimgrad company expressed its readiness to take up the project.
"We are already ready to work with companies and invite them to start building infrastructure for them," Kuskov said. Earlier it was reported that on July 29 of this year, the implementation of the Russian–Tajik Industrial Park project began in Dushanbe, which is being created with the support of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade. The site chosen for it is the territory of the former enterprise "Korgokhi mashinasozi" with an area of 9.3 hectares.
The new industrial base is planned to develop light industry, mechanical engineering and machine tool construction, the production of medical and electrical equipment, as well as the chemical industry. Among the advantages of the site are the developed transport accessibility – the M41 motorway, the railway and the airport, the availability of centralized infrastructure and labor resources.
"We are already ready to work with companies and invite them to start building infrastructure for them," Kuskov said. In May 2024, at the Russia–Islamic World: KazanForum forum, the trade representative of the Russian Federation in Tajikistan, Evgeny Korenkov, confirmed that a site for the park had already been selected in the center of Dushanbe. The territories of former Soviet factories where production buildings and infrastructure suitable for modernization were preserved were considered.
Currently, Tajikistan has several industrial zones, including Dushanbe and Khujand, as well as 5 free economic zones. The new project should complement this system and become a platform for deepening Russian–Tajik industrial cooperation.
