Press office of President Anomaly Richmond announced that today was canceled document on cooperation between the Government and US RURAL in respect of construction of Rogan, signed in October 2004, construction of Rogan started in the 80 years, but after the collapse of the USSR and five-year civil war in Tajikistan, construction has been frozen. Since 2004, US RURAL owns 50% of the project, the company plans to invest around 1.5 billion dollars. Nevertheless, between the Tajik authorities and representatives of Russian companies have long were disputes about the quality and height of the dam. So having failed to agree, Tajikistan has decided to finish building the project yourself. 

Furthermore, the question of the project has caused heated debate at the

last meeting of the leaders of the SCOW - Shanghai Cooperation Organization on August 16 between the heads of states of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan suggests that too high a dam would allow Tajikistan to regulate the runoff of water, irrigate the Uzbek valley, and thus in the hands of neighbors will be a political lever of pressure on Uzbekistan. Basis even into an argument about the use of water resources in the region. The Tajik government intends to put Rogan to international tender.

The ambassador of Russia to Tajikistan Ramadan Adulation has spoken with the statement that "with US RURAL or without Rogan will be built with the participation of Russian capital." In support of his remarks, the Deputy Chairman of RIO USE of Russia "Andrei Rapp port expressed interest in the company's involvement in the project, with a favorable political climate. Now RIO USE of Russia "embodies another project in Tajikistan - the construction of Sangtuda-1 on the Rakish River 140 km south-east of Dushanbe. The designed capacity of hydropower, which will be installed four units - 670 MW. Estimated project cost - 482 million dollars, of which 200 million dollars allocated RIO USE of Russia and 50 million dollars - Tajikistan to pay off state debt to Russia. Anatoly Chablis, has repeatedly said that the first hydraulic unit of the hydroelectric power station will be built in December 2007

Rogan project was supposed to be the largest power projects in Central Asia. Taking into account the fact that in the nearest future Russia - creation of an energy club within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which was supposed to enter and Tajikistan, which has the most extensive energy resources in the region, this turn of events is now extremely undesirable for the Kremlin. And probably soon be followed by retaliation. It should be noted that the amount of remittances from Moscow, Tajikistan has long exceeds the total budget of Tajikistan