Authorities in Tajikistan's Khatlon region are in talks with a Chinese company over the construction of a 500-megawatt solar power plant, a project that could significantly reshape the region's energy landscape. The memorandum was formalized during a meeting between Zavqi Zavqizoda, the. On June 15, 2026, in Dushanbe, Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan Daler Juma met with Vice President of PowerChina Group Chen Guanfu. As reported by the press center of the. The Chinese state-run company China Datang Corporation (CDC) intends to build a solar power plant with capacity of up to 500 megawatt (MW) in Tajikistan's northern province of Sughd. An official source within the Sughd governor's office says this issue was discussed at a meeting of Sughd Governor.