Roghun Dam Still Contentious

Uzbek-Tajik relations continue to suffer as a result of the latter's planned construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant, with Uzbek authorities claiming that the pollution effects of the plant would be significant for the Central Asian region. Meanwhile, Tajikistan claims that it must continue with the construction of the plant in order to become less dependent on imported energy from Uzbekistan. We believe this will continue to be a point of contention for the two countries, particularly leading into the 2010 winter period, when Uzbekistan may limit energy exports to Tajikistan in order to push for a suspension of

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