Dam Design and Construction

Construction begins on main dam for 3.6 GW Rogun hydropower project in Tajikistan

Construction begins on main dam for 3.6 GW Rogun hydropower project in Tajikistan

Webuild has begun the concrete pour for construction of the main dam for the 3.6 GW Rogun hydropower project in Tajikistan.

Located in the upper reaches of the Vakhsh River in the Pamir Mountains west of the Himalayas, Rogun will be both the tallest dam in the world at 335 m and also the highest dam in the world with a dam crest at 1,300 m above sea level, according to a release. This will be a rockfill dam with a loam core.

The Rogun Hydropower Plant Project will double the central Asian country’s production capacity with clean, renewable energy, providing crucial support for its sustainable development, Webuild said.

The project includes other lots that involve the tunnel works and construction of the powerhouse and electromechanical works.

The Rogun powerhouse already has two turbine-generator units that are producing electricity. Unit 5 and 6 each have a capacity of 600 MW. The early generation has allowed Tajikistan to reduce power shortages suffered during the winter months and export part of the electricity produced to neighboring countries.

Webuild has built more than 300 dams and hydropower plants with a combined production capacity of about 52,900 MW. Other projects under development include Snowy 2.0 in Australia.