The power industry in Turkmenistan has tremendous potential for growth. Despite the fact that in 2020 the production capacity of the industry was used even less than half, the Ministry of Energy has achieved a significant increase in important economic indicators.
Last week, President Berdimuhamedov has set number of tasks for the year for the construction and industrial complex at a sectorial working session. One of these goals is to increase production capacity of electrical facilities in the power industry.
The Head of the State has instructed to study the state of existing facilities and modernize them, and, if necessary, reconstruct them.To tackle this issue based on systematic approach, the Turkmen leader instructed the head of the industry to establish direct cooperation with foreign equipment manufacturers, without intermediaries.
It would reduce the cost of purchasing the necessary equipment and allow carrying more efficiently maintenance works at infrastructure facilities.
In the past year, the electricity production at the facilities of the Ministry of Energy has increased by 20.2 percent as compared to 2019.As ORIENT was informed in the State Committee of Turkmenistan on Statistics, in January-November 2020, the country increased its electricity exports by 2.8 times in relation to the same period of last year.
The Ministry of Energy also achieved a 2-fold overfulfillment of the annual state plan. The industrial production plan of the department was fulfilled by 128.3 percent.
While maintaining excellent statistical indicators, the Ministry of Energy is implementing number of important investment projects, including the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) power transmission line, the ring power system of the country Ahal-Balkan and Balkan-Dashoguz, as well as a gas turbine power plant with a capacity of 432 MW in the Chardjev district, Lebap province.
Having achieved significant growth in key economic and production indicators by using its just half of the production capacity, the Ministry of Energy proved that the industry has enormous potential.
The implementation of this potential will be facilitated by the above-mentioned long-term plans and goals of the government, which promise breakthrough growth in the development of the Turkmen electric power industry.
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