Tajikistan, Russia Moot Sangtuda HPP Operation
Date
9/21/2024 3:09:22 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, September 21. Tajikistan
and Russia have discussed the operation of the Sangtuda
hydroelectric power plant, Trend reports via Tajikistan's Ministry of energy and
Water Resources.
The discussion took place during a meeting between Tajik Energy
and Water Resources Minister Daler Juma and Russian Energy Minister
Sergei Tsivilev.
In the course of the meeting, the sides discussed bilateral
cooperation in the energy sector, including the development of
industry standards.
Furthermore, the parties discussed the activities of the
intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between
Tajikistan and Russia, as well as preparations for the next meeting
to be held on October 4 this year in Dushanbe.
Sangtuda HPP-1 was built at the expense of Russia and Russian
energy companies within the framework of strategic cooperation with
Tajikistan in the field of electric power.
Sangtuda HPP-1, with a capacity of 670 MW, is the fifth stage of
the Vakhsh cascade of hydropower plants and is one of the three
largest HPPs in Tajikistan, along with the Nurek HPP (3000 MW) and
the Baipazi HPP (600 MW).
The plant is located in the Danghara district of Khatlon
province, 110 km south of the capital Dushanbe, and is part of the
South Tajikistan Territorial Production Complex with centers in
Kurgan-Tube and Danghara.
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