Turkmenistan, the largest energy exporter in Central Asia, increased its natural gas production by 7.6% in January-November 2023 compared to the same period last year, while exports rose by 13.8%, local TV channel Altyn Asyr reports.
The data was announced at the government's last meeting, where it was said that the local economy's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.3% during the period. Overall production increased by 6.6%.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov said that "the results of the work carried out in the first eleven months of this year clearly demonstrate the great achievements of the independent, neutral homeland".
The head of state instructed the government to continue attracting investment in the construction, energy and industrial sectors. Special attention should be paid to the introduction of new technologies in these sectors.
Turkmenistan exports gas mainly to China, as well as Russia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. Electricity is imported by Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. In the reporting period, electricity production increased by 2.7% compared to a year earlier.
The country is also an exporter of oil products, polymers, synthetic petrol and textiles.
Eziz Boyarov
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