Launching of the plant is a significant milestone in achieving energy independence for Tajikistan, as the country had experienced severe energy shortages ever since it acquired independence. Tajikistan has experienced a severe shortage of electricity during the winter months for the past fifteen years. In the summer. .
Sangtuda 1 Hydroelectric Power Plant (: Сангтудинская ГЭС-1; : Нерӯгоҳи барқи обии Сангтӯда-1) is a , located on the in . Construction commenced during the .
The Sangtuda 1 Hydroelectric Power Plant is located on the Vakhsh River in region, 160 kilometres (99 mi) south of . It consist of four units with total capacity of 670 MW and producing 2.7 TWh electricity per year. The construction cost US$720 million.. .
Plans to build the power plant were made during the 1970s, with the actual construction commencing in 1989. , the resulting halt of financing, as well as the interrupted the construction for over a. .
In 1996, public shares of the company for the construction of the power plant were issued. After dissolving this company it remained unclear how the owners of shares are to be compensated. Some of Tajikistan's neighbours, especially ,.
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