Editing Economy of Turkmenistan (section)

===Power generation===
''See also [[Turkmenistan#Energy|Turkmenistan / Energy]]''

In 2019, total electrical energy generation in Turkmenistan reportedly totalled 22,521.6 million kilowatt-hours (22.52 terawatt-hours).<ref name=stat2020p>{{cite book|title=Türkmenistanyň Ýyllyk Statistik Neşiri 2019 Ýyl|page=28|date=2020|place=Ashgabat|language=Turkmen, Russian, English|publisher=State Committee of Statistics of Turkmenistan}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="6" align="center"|Electrical Power Generation, million kilowatt-hours<ref name=stat2020p />
|-
|
| align="center" |2015
| align="center" |2016
| align="center" |2017
| align="center" |2018
| align="center" |2019
|-
|production
| align="center" |23,284.5
| align="center" |24,525.9
| align="center" |24,903.9
| align="center" |23,817.7
| align="center" |22,521.6
|-
|export
| align="center" |3,215.3
| align="center" |3,751.4
| align="center" |3,457.8
| align="center" |2,719.8
| align="center" |1,803.5
|}

As of 2013, Turkmenistan had 10 electrical power plants equipped with 32 turbines, including 14 steam-driven, 15 gas powered, and 3 hydroelectric.<ref name=plan>{{cite web|url=https://www.cacianalyst.org/publications/field-reports/item/12748-turkmenistan-adopts-electric-power-industry-development-plan.html|title=Turkmenistan Adopts Electric Power Industry Development Plan|date=3 June 2013|first=Tavus|last=Rejepova|publisher=CACI Analyst}}</ref>  Power output in 2011 was 18.27 billion kWh, of which 2.5 billion kWh was exported.<ref name=plan />  The [[Asian Development Bank]] reported in October 2018,<blockquote>Turkmenenergo, the State Energy Corporation is the vertically integrated power utility in
the country. In 2017, it produced more than 23 TWh of electricity, exporting 15% of that to neighboring countries.<ref name=adbproject /></blockquote>

New power plants have been constructed in [[Mary, Turkmenistan|Mary]], [[Ahal Region|Ahal province]], and in [[Çärjew District]] of [[Lebap Region|Lebap province]]. The Mary-3 combined cycle power plant, built by [[Çalık Holding]] with [[GE]] turbines, commissioned in 2018, produces 1.574 gigawatts of electrical power and is specifically intended to support expanded exports of electricity to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Zerger power plant built by [[Sumitomo]], [[Mitsubishi]], [[Hitachi]], and [[Rönesans Holding]] in [[Çärjew District]] has a design capacity of 432 megawatts from three 144-megawatt gas turbines and was commissioned in September 2021.<ref name=zerger1>{{cite news|url=https://turkmenistan.gov.tm/ru/post/56822/uspeshno-realizovan-proekt-po-stroitelstvu-gazoturbinnoj-elektrostancii |title=Успешно реализован проект по строительству газотурбинной электростанции |date=3 September 2021 |language=ru |publisher=Туркменистан: золотой век}}</ref> It is also primarily intended for export of electricity. The Zerger plant uses natural gas from the Üçajy Gas Field ({{langx|ru|Учаджинского газодобывающего месторождения}}), delivered via a 125-km high-pressure pipeline.<ref name=ucajygas>{{cite news|url=   https://turkmenistan.gov.tm/ru/post/53395/novosti-lebapa-proizvodstvo-shelkovichnyh-kokonov-i-stroitelstvo-magistralnogo-gazoprovoda| title=  Новости Лебапа: производство шелковичных коконов и строительство магистрального газопровода|date=9 April 2021|language=Russian | publisher=«Туркменистан: золотой век»}}</ref> The Ahal power plant, with capacity of 650 megawatts, was constructed to power the city of Ashgabat and in particular the Olympic Village.<ref name=orient1>{{cite news|url=https://orient.tm/en/turkmenistan-has-increased-its-electricity-exports-by-1-5-times/|title=Turkmenistan has increased its electricity exports by 1.5 times|date=1 October 2020|publisher=Orient}}</ref><ref name=ahal1>{{cite web|url=https://tm.usembassy.gov/ambassador-allan-mustard-visits-largest-ge-supplied-gas-turbine-power-plant-turkmenistan/|title=Ambassador Allan Mustard visits the largest GE-supplied gas turbine power plant in Turkmenistan|date=29 May 2015|publisher=US Embassy Ashgabat}}</ref><ref name=trend1>{{cite news|url=https://en.trend.az/casia/turkmenistan/3119523.html|title=Turkmen power stations using GE technology|date=17 September 2019|first=Huseyn|last=Hasanov|publisher=Trend}}</ref> The Derweze State Electrical Power Station ({{langx|tk|Derweze Döwlet Elektrik Stansiýasy}}), a 504.4 megawatt power plant built by [[Çalık Holding|Çalık Enerji]] in 2015, is located near Ovadandepe.<ref name=chalik>{{cite web|url=https://calikenerji.com/Pages/ProjectDetail.aspx?ID=34|title=Derweze Basit Çevrim Elektrik Santrali|publisher=Çalık Enerji|language=Turkish|access-date=11 April 2021|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507014845/https://calikenerji.com/Pages/ProjectDetail.aspx?ID=34|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=energymin>{{cite web|url=http://www.minenergo.gov.tm/tm/node/14|title="Türkmenenergo" döwlet elektroenergetika korporasiýasy|date=14 February 2016|language=Turkmen|publisher=[[Ministry of Energy (Turkmenistan)]]|access-date=11 April 2021|archive-date=11 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411201132/http://www.minenergo.gov.tm/tm/node/14|url-status=dead}}</ref> In March 2023, the government announced plans to build a 1,574-megawatt natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant in [[Balkan Province]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://business.com.tm/post/9953/turkmenistan-to-build-new-1574-megawatts-power-plant-in-balkan |title=Turkmenistan to Build New 1,574 Megawatts Power Plant in Balkan |publisher=Business Turkmenistan |date=11 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{citation | url= https://tdh.gov.tm/ru/post/38385/zasedanie-kabineta-ministrov-turkmenistan | title=Заседание Кабинета Министров Туркменистана | date=28 October 2023 | language= ru |publisher = Туркменистан сегодня}}</ref> In October 2023 the contract for construction of this plant was awarded to Çalık Energji, with construction projected to be complete by May 2027.<ref>{{citation | url= https://tdh.gov.tm/en/post/38399/turkmenenergo-allowed-enter-contract-company-calik-enerji-sanayi-ve-ticaret-s-construction-power-plant-balkan-velayat | title= «Türkmenenergo» is allowed to enter into a contract with the company «Çalik Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.» for the construction of a power plant in Balkan velayat | date= 28 October 2023 | publisher = Turkmenistan Today}}</ref> National Leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow announced in November 2023 that the power plant is intended to export electricity to Azerbaijan.<ref>{{citation | url=https://business.com.tm/multimedia/10980/turkmenistan-expects-to-resolve-gas-supply-matters-through-caspian-sea |title= Turkmenistan Expects to Resolve Gas Supply Matters Through Caspian Sea | date=3 November 2023 | publisher=Business Turkmenistan}}</ref>

A "national grid strengthening project" with support from the Asian Development Bank is underway, which will build four new power substations and add direct high-voltage lines, a 500-kilovolt line between [[Balkan Region|Balkan province]] and [[Daşoguz|Dashoguz]], and a 200-kilovolt line between [[Büzmeýin|Buzmeyin]] and [[Balkanabat]].  The intention is to create an "interconnected national transmission grid to improve reliability and energy efficiency..."<ref name=adbproject>{{cite web|url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/49370/49370-002-rrp-en.pdf|title=Proposed Loan and Administration of Technical Assistance Grant / Turkmenistan: National Power Grid Strengthening Project |date=October 2018|publisher=[[Asian Development Bank]]}}</ref>