In the afternoon, President Emomali Rahmon attended and spoke at the ceremony of laying the ground stone for the construction of 500 kW power line Dushanbe - Districts of Republican Subordination and five secondary schools.
This ceremony, which took place in the village Chorbogh of Varzob District, was held with the participation of a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the head of Xinjiang Region of neighboring China Zhang Chunxiang.
During his speech, President Emomali Rahmon, in particular, noted that the length of the transmission line 500 kW Dushanbe - Districts of Republican Subordination will be 196 km and include 466 posts. This major project will be implemented at the expense of 500 million Somoni and will actively contribute to the country's energy security. As part of this measure will also be realized a number of projects, including the construction of the substation "Shahrinav - 220 kV", "Hissar - 110 kV" and the second stage of the Dushanbe heat and power plant - 2 with capacity of 300 megawatts.
It was also noted that five new schools for 7,700 students in two shifts will be built by the Chinese company TBEA, which is responsible for the implementation of these projects, in the city of Dushanbe and other districts at the amount of 80 million TJS.