On June 5, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov spoke at the opening ceremony of the new electricity generation facilities in Dashoguz velayat. A high-voltage power line and 2 power substations on the Balkan-Dashoguz route were put into operation to loop the country’s power grid, Turkmenistan: Golden Age reports.
The President announced plans to convert the existing power plants to a combined cycle and build new combined-cycle power plants in accordance with the programmes.
«Currently, a combined-cycle power plant with a capacity of 1,574 megawatts is under construction in Turkmenbashi etrap of Balkan velayat,» the President said.
Turkmenistan is implementing the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan power line project aimed at increasing and diversifying electricity supply to foreign countries.
The construction of a solar and wind power plant in Balkan velayat is nearing completion. It will allow supplying eco-friendly electricity to modern villages being built in the region.
