Annageldy Saparov has been appointed Minister of Energy of Turkmenistan, local TV channel Altyn Asyr reports.
The relevant decree was signed by Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov at an enlarged government meeting.
The former head of the agency, which is responsible for electricity generation in the country, Hajimuhammet Redzhepmyradov, was dismissed for shortcomings in his work.
Turkmenistan sells electricity to Afghanistan, Iran, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan (via Uzbekistan). Ashgabat is interested in the Caucasus (via Iran) and South Asian (via Afghanistan) markets.
In Turkmenistan, electricity is generated from natural gas. According to the plan, total electricity production in Turkmenistan will reach 37.5bn kilowatt hours in 2028, up from 28.4bn in 2021.
Credits: Eziz Boyarov, Ashgabat
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