On November 20, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, Honorable Emomali Rahmon, in the city of Guliston, Sughd Province, by pressing a symbolic button, commissioned 3 hydropower units of the Kayrakkum power plant after modernization.

As part of the project, 6 hydropower units and other devices and equipment of the power plant were completely renovated, and their production capacity was increased by 60 MW.

The power plant consists of 6 hydropower units, the last of which was commissioned in 1956 with a design capacity of 21 MW.

Over the course of 69 years of operation, the hydropower unit and other main equipment of the power plant have become obsolete, and its production capacity has decreased to 12 MW.

Since 2019, with the support and initiatives of the Leader of the Nation, Emomali Rahmon, modernization work has begun at the facility, and in almost 7 years, 6 hydroelectric units of the power plant have been completely renovated, each with a capacity of 29 MW.

As part of the first part of the Kayrakkum power plant rehabilitation project, with the involvement of development partners and domestic and foreign specialists, to date, the equipment of the machine room, turbine control device, excitation system transformers, pressure control device, hydraulic unit control system, 7 transformers of various capacities and other main devices have been replaced with their availability from developed European countries, and a closed SF6 switchgear has been installed instead of the 220/110 kV open switchgear.

At the same time, as part of the modernization project, the power plant dam has been strengthened and 5 cranes have also been upgraded.

During the meeting, the Leader of the Nation, Emomali Rahmon, was informed that until 2026, the project will continue to repair buildings, strengthen the embankment, and pave the road with the involvement of domestic and foreign companies.

Before the start of the modernization work, the average annual electricity production at the power plant was 650 million kWh. hours. After the modernization of 6 hydroelectric units of the power plant and its connection to the electricity grid, the production capacity was increased to 900 million kWh. hours.

The Head of State instructed the responsible persons to complete the remaining work within the project with high quality and within the specified time frames so that this facility can serve the people for many years after the completion of the reconstruction work.