On 9 September the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, H.E. Emomali Rahmon visited Roghun to participate in the launch ceremony of Second Unit of the Roghun Hydropower Plant.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister of Tajikistan H.E. Qohir Rasulzoda, Mayor of Dushanbe\u00a0 Rustam Emomali, Director of the Open Joint Stock Company of \u2018Roghun Hydropower Plant\u2019 Khayrullo Safarzoda and other officials met the President at the temporary airport located near the construction site.<\/p>\n
More than 140 local and foreign journalists, reputable international news agencies from the United States, Italy, Germany, Russia, Japan, United Kingdom, China, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan and other countries covered this historical event.<\/p>\n
The president was given a familiarization tour of the construction processes in CT-4 deviation tunnel, spillway tunnel of T-9, air trunk and tunnel, trunk of the turbine of the first unit, construction camp of 5A and exit of the deviation tunnel of CT-3 in the site. He inspected the quality of works in the diversion tunnel of CT-4 in the plant construction site.<\/p>\n
After acquaintance with the work done at the site of the hydropower station, President Rahmon officially launched the second unit of the Rogun Hydropower Plant. Thus, another important and momentous event occurred in the history of sovereign Tajikistan and took a firm step towards achieving complete energy independence.<\/p>\n
The ceremony was attended by the employees of the plant, activists, scientists, youth and veterans of the plant. When the second unit was commissioned, the electricity generated was also transferred to the general power grid of the country.<\/p>\n\r\n