Iranian media reports say Iran has been picked to do the hydraulic and physical modeling for Roghun hydroelectric power project (HPP) in Tajikistan.

IRNA reports that the head of Iran’s Water Research Institute (WRI), Mohammad-Reza Kavianpour, said last week that Iran has begun modeling studies for the project which is considered to become the world’s second biggest hydroelectric power plant.  

He noted that the model will be prepared within the next three months in a smaller scale than the real power plant allowing a similar flow to pass through it.

Kayhan says the WRI has won a contract for carrying out scientific modeling at the world’s second largest hydroelectric power plant.

Citing WRI CEO Mohammad Reza Kavianpour, Kayhan reports that contractors from European countries and Russia had submitted applications for the modeling project at Roghun.

The project reportedly includes modeling of a water tunnel and a diversion dam. 

According Nournews, the WRI says it will finish the project within the next three months in a smaller scale than the real power plant allowing a similar flow to pass through it.

According to Kayhan, five major companies, including Tunnel Sadd Ariana, an Iranian engineering firm, have been commissioned to build the massive Roghun hydroelectric project while four other Iranian companies are involved in the dam’s sideline projects.

The Iranian Energy Ministry says hundreds of Iranian engineers and technicians have been working in Tajikistan in recent years as part of projects related to Roghun HPP.

The Roghun HPP is a hydropower complex designed as a multi-purpose dam for generating electricity, regulating water and reducing the risk of floods and droughts.  With a height of 335 meters, the dam will be the tallest in the world, and the HPP will have a total generation capacity of 3,780 MW.  In addition to meeting Tajikistan’s energy demand, the facility is also expected to generate electricity for export to neighboring countries, promoting the use of renewable and clear energy and reducing carbon emissions.