How is that possible? How does such an immense project affects the mountainous country? Will ordinary Tajik profit from cheaper electricity from hydropower? With those questions began the research that ultimately gives a glimpse into the operation of the country.
For Rachmon, who has been firmly in the saddle for almost a quarter of a century, Rogun is the flagship of his policy. At the same time, the dam symbolizes what goes wrong in the neighboring country of China and Afghanistan: corruption, nepotism and an oppressed population.