A combined-cycle power plant under construction on Turkmenistan’s Caspian coast is set to open new opportunities for electricity exports to neighboring countries, including Turkey — and potentially beyond.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov announced this during a meeting with Ahmet Çalık, Chairman of the Board of Çalik Holding, the Turkmen TDH news agency reports.
The meeting took place during the Turkmen leader’s working visit to the Balkan province. President Berdimuhamedov highlighted the high export potential of the new power facility and emphasized the importance of energy projects in strengthening the country’s economic position.
Ahmet Çalık expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to discuss cooperation prospects, noting that the new projects in the Balkan region reflect Turkmenistan’s growing economic power. He added that Çalik Holding is proud to contribute to the large-scale infrastructure initiatives implemented since the nation’s independence.
President Berdimuhamedov underlined that the warm and brotherly ties between Turkmenistan and Turkey have steadily strengthened since the early years of independence. Turkmen-Turkish cooperation continues to develop successfully in the fields of energy, construction, textiles, and other key sectors.
Currently, Turkmenistan actively exports electricity to neighboring countries, with total supplies reaching about 9 billion kWh per year. In 2024, the country signed a contract to export 1.8 billion kWh to Afghanistan.
In recent years, Turkmenistan has also supplied electricity to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Between February and April 2023, more than 566 million kWh were exported to Kyrgyzstan, worth approximately US $3 million.
According to a 2021 report, Turkmenistan’s total electricity exports were valued at around US $107 million, with the majority going to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Export volumes to Uzbekistan in 2021–2022 were estimated at 4.2–4.5 billion kWh.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
November 3, 2025