Issues related to the expiration of the warranty period for an industrial complex in Ahal velayat that produces environmentally friendly synthetic gasoline from natural gas were discussed today via video link by Chairman of the State Concern “Turkmengas” B. Amanov and President of the Japanese company “Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.” T. Watanabe. This was reported by the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan.

Recall that the world's first plant for the production of environmentally friendly synthetic gasoline from natural gas was built in the Ahal velayat by joint efforts of the State Concern “Turkmengas” and the consortium of companies “Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.” (Japan) and “Rönesans Endüstri Tesisleri Inşaat Sanaýi ve Ticaret A.Ş.” (Turkey). Its grand opening took place on June 28, 2019.

The plant's capacities are designed to process 1.785 billion cubic meters of gas per year and produce 600 thousand tons of Euro-5 gasoline, as well as 12 thousand tons of diesel fuel, as well as 115 thousand tons of liquefied gas per year. The project cost is estimated at $ 1.7 billion. Financing was carried out at the expense of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.

During the meeting, the heads of the State Concern “Turkmengas” and the Japanese company “Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.” noted the positive nature of bilateral cooperation and identified new priority areas for enhancing mutually beneficial relations.