Corporation “Turkmenenergo” will build solar power plants in remote areas of Turkmenistan
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In remote settlements of Turkmenistan, the Turkmenenergo energy corporation plans to build solar power plants with a total capacity of more than 6 MW at the first stage. This was announced by the head of the service for the development of renewable energy sources “Turkmenenergo” Dovlet Allayarov at the International Scientific and Practical Conference: «Energy Prospects, New Technologies for the Development of Hydrocarbon Deposits”, which took place on Thursday in Ashgabat.
As Allayarov noted, the specialists of our country are actively studying international experience in the field of renewable energy sources and are conducting their own developments in this direction.
According to the speaker, this should contribute to the development of “green” technologies in the country, environmental protection and rational use of natural resources.
Pakistani Foreign Minister discussed the situation in Afghanistan with the leadership of Turkmenistan
The situation in Afghanistan and further steps to intensify regional cooperation in order to maintain peace and stability in the region were discussed on Thursday at a meeting between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmud Qureshi, who is on a visit to Turkmenistan, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.
Turkish Çalık Enerji received a financial guarantee for the construction of a power plant in Turkmenistan
The Turkish company Çalık Enerji received a financial guarantee from the German bank Commerzbank and the Swiss Export Credit Agency (ECA) in the amount of US$586 million for the construction of a combined cycle power plant with a capacity of 1,574 MW in the city of Turkmenbashi in the Balkan region of Turkmenistan, the MIC reports.
It is planned to increase hydrocarbon production in Balkan region
In the Balkan region, a key region in the oil and gas sector of Turkmenistan, it is planned to increase natural gas production to 11 billion cubic meters per year by 2025. The head of the Department for Analysis of Economic Risks of the Agency for Protection from Economic Risks under the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, Hangeldi Gurbangeldiev, said this in a commentary for the official Turkmen press.
Turkmenistan continues to provide electricity to the regions of Afghanistan, - MFA
Turkmenistan continues to supply electricity to neighboring Afghanistan in accordance with existing contracts, the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.
The TAPI gas pipeline will benefit the entire region, including $1 billion to Afghanistan for transit, – Pakistani Foreign Minister
The implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline is beneficial for the entire region, and Afghanistan alone will receive $1 billion in transit fees and royalties, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureishi said on Thursday, the Pakistani Daily Times reported.