January 17, 2020

Of the 3 billion 927.6 million somoni ($ 405.3 million) envisaged by the state budget of Tajikistan for 2020 for the development of the energy sector, more than half of the funds will be allocated for the construction of the Rogun hydroelectric station, the Tajik Telegraph Agency (TajikTA) reports on Friday.

“The draft state budget for the current year provides for the allocation of 3 billion 927.6 million somoni ($ 405.3 million) for the development of the energy sector. About 2.1 billion somoni ($ 216.7 million) of which will be allocated for the construction of Rogun hydropower plants, ”the Ministry of Finance of the republic confirmed. Budget funding for completing Rogun this year is commensurate with the funds allocated for this purpose last year.

In general, due to all sources, in 2019 it was planned to allocate 4 billion somoni for the construction of this hydroelectric station. Construction work and the purchase of necessary equipment, in particular, is carried out at the expense of the balance of funds raised through the placement of Eurobonds on international financial markets, as well as at the expense of the proceeds from the sale of shares of JSC Rogunskaya HPP.

In 2018, 4.7 billion somoni were allocated for the construction of the Rogun hydroelectric station, taking into account the additional amount. This figure is 889 million somoni more than in 2017.
Recall, on January 15, the Majlisi Namoyandagon (lower house of parliament) of Tajikistan approved amendments to the law of the RT “On privatization of state property”.
The amendments provide for permission to attract investments, including foreign ones, for the development of the activities of Rogun HPP OJSC.

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