The energy corporation "Turkmenenergo" plans to build solar power plants with a capacity of more than 6 MW in remote settlements of Turkmenistan. This was announced by the head of the service for the development of renewable energy sources "Turkmenenergo" Dovlet Allayarov at the international scientific conference "Energy prospects, new technologies and environmental aspects of the development of hydrocarbon deposits", which took place on Thursday in Ashgabat, the electronic newspaper "Nebit-Gaz" reports.
As Allayarov noted, Turkmen specialists are actively studying international experience in the field of renewable energy sources and are conducting their own developments in this direction.
According to the head of the service for the development of renewable energy sources, the construction of solar power plants should contribute to the development of "green" technologies in the country, environmental protection and rational use of natural resources.