Nurek Hydroelectric Station

Нурекская ГЭС

USSRНурек1961–1979Energy

A hydroelectric power station on the Vakhsh River with an embankment dam 300 metres high — at the time of construction the tallest dam in the world. It provides the main share of Tajikistan's electricity generation, and its reservoir extends for about 70 kilometres.

Гидроэлектростанция на реке Вахш с насыпной плотиной высотой 300 метров — на момент постройки самой высокой плотиной в мире. Обеспечивает основную долю выработки электроэнергии Таджикистана, водохранилище протянулось примерно на 70 километров.

Construction cost

273 000 000 руб., 1961 prices

Academic article on CyberLeninka (peer-reviewed journal) explicitly states "сметная стоимость строительства - 273 млн. руб" — the approved project construction estimate at 1961 prices. This is the standard Soviet-era сметная стоимость figure established when the project was approved. The article also notes partial expenditure milestones (40.2 млн руб over first four years by 1965; 160 млн руб additional for second phase 1974–1976), consistent with a multi-decade buildout significantly exceeding the original estimate, but no single authoritative final actual cost figure was found in verified sources. The 273 million ruble figure is the most precisely cited documented cost in accessible scholarly sources.