President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has taken part in the opening ceremony of the country’s first-ever combined cycle gas-steam turbine power plant at the Mary Hydroelectric Power Station.

During the opening ceremony of the country’s first-ever combined-cycle gas-steam turbine power plant at the Mary Hydroelectric Power Station, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited a control center of the new facility with an annual capacity of 1,574 MW.

Speaking during the opening ceremony of the first in the country combined gas and steam turbine power station that works based on the coordinated control with Mary hydro-electric power station, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted the new modern power station vividly testified to the successful implementation of the Concept for the Development of the Electricity Industry of Turkmenistan in 2013-2020.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived in Mary Velayat to attend the opening ceremony of the first in the country combined gas and steam turbine power station that works based on the coordinated control with Mary hydro-electric power station.

For January – August, the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Affairs increased the volume of total trade turnover by 5.4 percent and the volume of production by 2.5 percent for the eight months in relation with the same period of the last year.

According to macroeconomic indicators, the GDP grew by 6.2 percent including by 4.4 percent in industrial sector.

Vice-premier K. Durdymyradov has informed about the growth rates of industrial production at the session of the Government on September 7.

International Exhibition and Conference “The Main Directions of Development of Energy Industry of Turkmenistan” have started work in the Trade and Industrial Chamber.

Cotton harvest campaign has started in Ahal, Lebap and Mary Velayats. Taking into account soil and climate conditions, the harvest of cotton in Dashoguz Velayat is to start on September 16.

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC) countries held the annual 9th session of the CAREC Federation of Carrier and Forwarder Associations (CFCA) at the Yyldyz Hotel in Ashgabat.