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The Rogun HPP is seen in Tajikistan as a solution to the energy independence and a tool for economic growth. If the project is implemented, Tajikistan will be able to generate about 13 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. This will not only help the country to meet its domestic needs but will also make Tajikistan a major exporter of electricity.

Disputes over the construction of the Rogun HPP further complicated the strained relations between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Some experts believe Tashkent fears that the Rogun HPP would give Tajikistan significant control over the Uzbek economy and crucial geopolitical authority in the region. Uzbekistan, with the biggest population in Central Asia, has always had ambitions to be the leader of the region, they believe.

Read more about it in AZERNEWS online newspaper's print edition published on April 3.

Also, in the new edition you can read articles about Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev`s attendance at the inauguration ceremony of a residential area for IDP families in Masazir settlement, Kalbajar`s 20 years of occupation by Armenia, a top Azerbaijani bank's statement over IMF suggestions, WIN-World of Industry Automation exhibition held in Turkey on March 21-24, etc.

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