Tajikistan, Russia Refine Sangtuda-1 Deal to Strengthen Energy Ties

During Tajik Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda’s working visit to Russia, a protocol was signed amending the 2009 agreement between the governments of Tajikistan and Russia on cooperation in operating the Sangtuda HPP-1, according to the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan.

The protocol was signed by Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Daler Juma, and Russia’s Minister of Energy, Sergei Tsivilev, The Caspian Post reports citing Trend.

The document addresses several key issues related to the operation of the Sangtuda-1 plant and aims to improve its management framework.

During the signing ceremony, it was emphasized that the protocol would create even more favorable conditions for strengthening the strategic energy partnership between the two countries.

Sangtuda-1, with a design capacity of 670 megawatts and four hydro units of 167.5 megawatts each, is one of the largest operating hydropower plants in Tajikistan, supplying about 12 percent of the country’s total electricity generation.