Projects
Projects
Consolidation operation and geotechnical drilling at Rogun dam and HPP in the Republic of Tajikistan
Start date:
01-March-2010
Due date:
30-June-2021
Status:
Completed
Technical area:
Water And Environment - Geotechnics
Employer:
Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan - OJSC Rogun HPP
Background:
Rogun Dam is a partially finished large clay-core rock-fill dam, expected to be the world’s highest and tallest dam when completed. It is located on the Vakhsh River in southern Tajikistan, upstream from the Nurek Dam.
It is designed to rise to a height of 1,099 feet (335 meters) above the canyon floor and to have a crest length of 2,165 feet (660 meters). Its design also includes the building of six hydroelectric generating units with a power capacity of total 3,600 megawatts. Construction is expected to be completed in 2028.
Roles:
- Drilling and taking samples,
- Consolidation operation of side walls of dam structure, grout curtain of the left bank and the bottom of the diversion tunnel exit using Nailing and Anchorage techniques,
- Coring,
- Drilling,
- Contact grouting as well as consolidation grouting