A $540 Million Gap Raises New Questions About Tajikistan’s Rogun Dam
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An independent audit of Tajikistan's Rogun Dam project has uncovered a $540 million accounting gap, raising concerns about the project's financial viability and sparking controversy around its completion.
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The numbers are not adding up at Tajikistan’s signature infrastructure project, the Rogun Dam. An independent audit of the project’s financial statements has found a $540 million accounting gap and has determined that electricity-production operations at the work-in-progress facility are losing money. Controversy is nothing new for the Rogun project, which, if completed to its maximum specifications, would become the world’s tallest dam. Critics argue the dam is a white elephant in the making that…
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Original article published by OilPrice.com on January 9, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.