About the Forum
PamirInvest 2026 is the international investment forum of the Pamir region
Mission
Attracting international investment to the Pamir region and Tajikistan
Format
Panel discussions, project exhibition, B2B meetings
Pamir by the numbers
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region — Tajikistan's largest and least-developed region
7,495 m
Ismoil Somoni Peak — the highest summit in Central Asia
45%
Of Tajikistan's territory (62,900 km²)
236,300
Residents of the region
380 km²
Lake Karakul — the largest in the Pamirs
505 m
Lake Sarez — the deepest
36,000 km
Of roads across the region
5,000+
University students, including Khorog State University
Regional growth: 2021–2025
Five years of socio-economic development results for the region
TJS 3.02 bn
Gross regional product in 2025 — up 2.3× since 2021
TJS 626.7 m
Regional budget in 2025 — up 145× since 2000
191
Industrial enterprises — up from 43 in 2021
9,944
Registered businesses — double the 2021 figure
TJS 358.7 m
Small-business loans issued in 2025
3,863
Infrastructure facilities built over the past 34 years
Natural resources
Over 200 mineral occurrences and 25+ active deposits across 24 types of minerals
Gold
Sagirdasht group deposits in the Darvaz district, plus the promising Rangkul, Khuf and Pshart-i Gharb occurrences
Silver
Tokuzbulak: 381 tonnes at 332 g/t — one of the largest silver-bearing districts since medieval times
Borates
Akarkhar deposit — 7.4 million tonnes, fully surveyed, enough reserves for 60+ years of extraction. The same Roshtqala district also holds salt, bismuth and asbestos (Bunai)
Tungsten
Ikar deposit, 50 km from Khorog — tungsten alongside gold, cobalt and uranium
Gemstones
Ruby, noble spinel (laal), emerald, lazurite, tourmaline, sapphire
Marble
Dashtak and Nizhny Vanch — over 2 million m³ of surveyed reserves, from snow-white to black
Coal
Ravnou and Kurtek deposits — estimated reserves of up to 226 million tonnes
Iron and tin
The Barch iron occurrence and the Sekulla and Pasirud tin occurrences in Darvaz district — promising targets for further exploration
Thermal and mineral springs
Jelondi (Shughnon district, over 90°C) and three resorts in Ishkashim district — Garmchashma, Avj, Bibi Fatima Zahra: over 4,000 visitors treated every year. More than 80 springs have been studied region-wide — potential for new resorts and mineral-water bottling
Regional energy
Installed capacity has grown nearly fivefold since independence
70 MW
Regional energy
Installed capacity grew from 14.6 MW in 1991 to 70 MW in 2025 — almost fivefold. In 2025 the region generated 216.9 million kWh of electricity, up 9.1% from 2021. The largest producer, Pamir Energy, exports electricity to Afghanistan
- • Sebzor HPP (Roshtqala district) — 11 MW, commissioned in 2025
- • 20 solar power plants in Murghob district — 12 MW, commissioned in 2025
- • Sanobod HPP (Rushan district) — up to 500 MW, feasibility study underway
From geographic dead end to trade gateway
The Kulma-Karasu land port connects the region to China's Kashgar prefecture, and 4 checkpoints link it to Afghanistan's Badakhshan province. Since independence, Gorno-Badakhshan has become Tajikistan's southern gateway for trade.