Today, the Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon also got acquainted with the progress of work in the construction of tunnel of the third tier, which is considered the main facility of the Roghun HPP.

The length of tunnel is 1,794 meters and it has the capacity to contain 3500 m3 of water per second.

The third tier tunnel, as a spill tunnel, is mainly used to regulate water in the reservoir of the power station in the probable cases, including when the water level in the Vakhsh River increases.

The Head of State Emomali Rahmon, during his acquaintance with the site of the construction of the repair-emergency gates located at the entrance area of the named tunnel, gave specific instructions and tasks to the responsible persons of OJSC «Rogun HPP» and the contractors’ companies for the timely completion of the remaining work.

It was stressed that the construction of the repair-emergency gates was fully completed taking into account all the requirements and modern construction standards, and now the work is progressing steadily at the gate control facilities.

Also all works are fully completed in the construction tunnel No. 3, from the entrance to a distance of 994 m.

The Leader of the Nation Emomali Rahmon, during familiarization highly appraised the quality of the completed works and called the construction of this tunnel, which is considered one of the main stages of the construction of this hydroelectric power plant, important and timely for the accelerated continuation of the construction of the Rogun dam.

In continuation of his working tour to Roghun HPP, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, while acquainted with the process of construction and installation works at the main emergency gates and on the sloping side of the construction tunnel of the third tier, highly appreciated the completed work.

It should be noted that the main emergency-repair gates, if necessary, serve to prevent high water pressure. With this in mind, the vertical tunnels and the strength of the gates are comprehensively studied and constructed using special iron sheets.

During the construction and after the complete commissioning of the Roghun Hydroelectric power station, in cases of rising water levels in the river and reservoir, the gates in the named tunnel automatically open and eliminate the possible emergency cases. In this case, the gate opens, and the excess water of the reservoir flows into the river.

It was stressed that the monthly volume of connected and installed glands and metals in the construction tunnel of the third tier is on average about 400 tons, and in total this figure reached 4191 tons.

Tunnel and anchor work on the inclined side and on the exit section of the tunnel are completed, nowadays the workers and specialists in some sections are engaged in reinforcing, concrete and cement work.

At the exit of the construction tunnel of the third tier, President Emomali Rahmon was informed that till today ground works in the volume of more than 1 million m3 have been completed.

At present, construction works in this tunnel are continued in two-shift basis, i.e. day and night.

The Head of State Emomali Rahmon, during his acquaintance with the process of implementation of works in the construction tunnel No. 3 and conversations with workers and specialists, stressed that this is an important measure to continue the creative work in the Roghun Hydroelectric Power Plant, which is aimed at the achievement of full energy independence.

In continuation of his working tour the President of our country Emomali Rahmon closely reviewed the progress of work at the closed Substations with gas-insulated switchgear (GIS substations).

The head of state at the power station’s special hall also got acquainted with the course of the installation work at the Generator — Rotors and Stators of 5 and 6 as well as toured Roghun HPP’s engine room.

The Roghun HPP’s engine room is 220 m long and 67 m high; all 6 power generating units will be installed here.

The Leader of the Nation Emomali Rahmon observed also ongoing reconstruction works at the Shaft Spillway and the building of transformers.

More than 100 people are working at transformers hall. In general, today around 14,000 workers and specialists of different professions are working in the construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power station.

The head of state Emomali Rahmon highly appreciated the construction work carried out by local specialists in accordance with the development plan, and urged them to successfully complete the tasks.