By Eurasianet The World Bank is under fire over allegations of impropriety in financing the Rogun Dam project in Tajikistan.

The Rogun Dam is being built in Tajikistan, one of the poorest countries in Asia and the poorest in central Asia. The International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD) puts the country's ...

Tajikistan’s decision to build the Rogun plant in the Pamir Mountains with a capacity of 3,600 MW and a 335-meter dam, the highest in the world, antagonized some of the countries in the region ...

The Rogun Dam in Tajikistan, set to be the world's tallest, could reshape Central Asia’s energy landscape. And with the Ukraine war shifting geopolitics in the region, Tajikistan is gaining ...

The ADB approved a $35 million grant to reconnect Tajikistan’s electricity system ... the first turbine at Rogun has gone into operation with much fanfare. While there's no date yet, the visit ...

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, March 17. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has decided to initiate the process of appraising the Rogun hydropower ... upon culmination, the dam will achieve the zenith ...

Tajikistan is interested in attracting European investments and technologies for the implementation of energy projects, including the construction of the Rogun hydropower plant (HPP) and the ...

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday shook eastern Tajikistan where the country is building the Rogun hydropower power ... MW and the world’s tallest dam of 335 metres. No incidents or ...

While only 75 of its intended 335 meters have been built, the first turbine at Rogun has gone into operation with much fanfare. Tajikistan once sought to circumvent Uzbekistan with a railway ...