According to the "Neutral Turkmenistan" report on the 5th, the chairman of the Turkmen People's Committee (upper house of parliament) Ku Berdymukhamedov said when meeting with teachers and students of the National Energy Research Institute in Mare. Electricity exports increased to 9 billion kWh.
He said: “Currently, in addition to Afghanistan , Turkmenistan electricity is also exported to Iran , Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan . This year, it is planned to increase the supply to 9 billion kWh. This The figure is 3.3 times that of 2013."
He pointed out that there are 12 power plants in Turkey with an installed capacity of 6,943.2 megawatts, and a total of 51 turbines, including 39 gas turbines and 12 steam turbines .
After the new combined cycle power plant in Mare was commissioned in September 2018, electricity sent abroad increased by 3 billion kWh. In addition, surplus electricity from the Dasoguz state power plant is exported to Uzbekistan.
Ku Berdymukhamedov also recalled that the construction of the 220 kV transmission line from the Mare State Power Plant to the Herat started on February 1, 2020. He said this would make it possible to export electricity to Pakistan and other South Asian countries via Afghanistan transit.
A little more news:
On August 12, local time, the President of Turkmenistan Sheikh Berdymukhamedov held a cabinet meeting. The meeting pointed out that the export volume of natural gas and natural gas from Turkey from January to July increased by 23.6% compared with the plan. At the same time, natural gas and associated gas production exceeded planned production by 13.6%. Electricity production has also shown a steady growth trend - a 12.8% increase from January to July, and a 41.3% increase in electricity exports.
Source: soil "portal" network
Compilation: Vika
