Varzob 1 — Tajikistan
Hydro power plant in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Approximate location 38.586, 68.7785.
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Varzob 1 is a 11 MW hydro power plant in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It ranks #13 of 14 Tajikistan power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 94.4% of Tajikistan's electricity; the national grid averages 73 gCO₂/kWh (94.4% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1000359.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 11 MW, Varzob 1 is below the median hydro plant in Tajikistan (210 MW). Technically it is described as conventional storage. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #7 largest hydro power plant of 8 in Tajikistan by capacity.
Tajikistan has 8 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 4,389 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
Location
Coordinates 38.586, 68.7785 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Varzob 1?
Varzob 1 is a 11 MW hydro power plant in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.