Tajik dam starts to generate electricity.

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 21 Nov 2018 by Alex Teddy
The Rogun Dam in Tajikistan has started to generate electricity. The first segment of the dam has been completed. The rest will take a projected 10 years. This is a major step for the poorest country in the former USSR.Tajikistan's neighbor Uzbekistan had lobbied hard against the dam since it will reduce waterflow to them. Irrigated cotton fields are important to Uzbekistan's economy. Uzbekistan appears to have been won over and sent officials to the dam's opening.

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