Power networks/Turkmenistan
| Turkmenistan (TM) | |
|---|---|
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| References | |
| OpenStreetMap | 223026 223026 |
| Wikidata | Q874 |
| Wikipédia | Turkmenistan |
| Country characteristics | |
| Continent | Asia |
| Population | 6,117,933 |
| Area | 491,210 km2 |
| GDP | B$ |
| Language(s) | Turkmen |
| Electrical Network | |
| Generation capacity | 5,451 MW (OSM) |
| Power line length | 14,493 km (OSM) |
| Frequency | ... Hz |
| Transmission lines voltages (kV) | ... |
| Data from Wikidata (last update 2025-09-13) and OpenInfraMap (last update 2025-09-13) | |
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High-voltage Electrical Network
State of the map
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Global information
Power Stations and Electricity Lines
- Extract from Turkmenistan#Power_Stations_and_Electricity_Lines (as it was on 26 January 2026) :
As of May 2019 Turkmenistan has 12 electrical power stations with total design capacity of 6.7216 gigawatts. They feature 36 gas- and 12 steam turbines.[1] This is an increase since 2015, when Turkmenistan had 11 power plants consisting of 14 steam-turbine and 26 gas-turbine units. In 2015 the capacity of gas-turbine power plants was 2.3 gigawatts, about half of installed capacity at that time of 4.674 gigawatts.[2] As of 2015, gas-turbine power plants of 149-megawatt capacity had been commissioned in Ahal, Mary and Lebap provinces. A gas-turbine power plant with a capacity of 252.2 megawatts was constructed in Ak bugdaý etraby, as was the Derweze power station in Ahal province with 504.4-megawatt capacity. As of 2015 construction was underway of two gas-turbine power plants in Lebap province, one with 252.2-megawatt capacity and another at Zerger, Çärjew etraby, with 400-megawatt capacity. When completed, the Zerger plant will consist of three Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems M701DA gas-turbine units producing 400 megawatts.[2][3]
Not all gas-fired electrical power stations have been mapped. A new 1.5 gigawatt power plant was commissioned 8 September 2018 outside Mary and has now been mapped. The Zerger power plant in Çärjew etraby, Lebap, remains to be mapped.
As of July 2020 construction had begun on an electric power ring to connect Ahal province to Balkan province and Balkan province to Dashoguz province. The first segment will cover 450 kilometers, and the second 560 kilometers, with transmission voltage of 500 kilovolts. The ring system will include two substations of 500/220/110 kilovolts and 220/110 kilovolts. The general contractor is the Turkish firm Çalık Enerji. [4]
Gas
- Extract from Turkmenistan#Natural_Gas_Pipelines (as it was on 26 January 2026) :
Turkmenistan's national gas company is Türkmengaz, called in English Turkmengas. Additional gas companies operating in Turkmenistan, all foreign, include China National Petroleum Company, Petronas, Enex, and Areti. Gas condensate is extracted from 30 fields, including the Döwletabat, Şatlyk, Malaý, Kerpiçli, Garaşsyzlygyň 10 ýyllygy, Gazlydepe, Bagaja, Garabil, and Gurrukbil gas plays in the central Karakum Desert.[5] The Galkynyş (Galkynysh in transliteration) gas field is considered the second largest in the world.
The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project (TAPI) is to involve laying of a 56" gas pipeline from somewhere in the Galkynysh gas field south of Yolöten to the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan border near Serhetabat. In Afghanistan and Pakistan, parallel to the gas pipeline, fiber optic cable will be laid and a road will be constructed. Satellite imagery indicates that the feeder pipeline route may run from approximately N 37.14992, E 62.20013 to N 35.38023, E 62.17912, but this has not been confirmed.
Further information is available from these sources:
- New stage of construction of TAPI project starts on February 23 16 February 2018
- TAPI project contract signed in Ashgabat 24 January 2018
- Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan – India Gas Pipeline (TAPI) undated
- Turkmenistan- Afghanistan – Pakistan-India (TAPI) Pipeline undated
- The Taliban declared the TAPI gas pipeline a national project and promised its protection 22 February 2018
The East-West gas pipeline was completed in December 2015, but to date (June 2018) has not been mapped.
- Turkmenistan Completes East-West Pipeline: What's Next? 29 December 2015
- Turkmenistan boosts gas export capacity with East-West link 23 December 2015
Line D of the Central Asia–China gas pipeline remains under construction.
Network description
Voltages and frequency
Frequency : TODO Hz
| Network | Voltage | Comments | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission | 500 kV | ||
| Transmission | 220 kV | ||
| Transmission | 110 kV | ||
| Distribution | 35 kV | ||
| Distribution | TODO |
Operators
| Operator | Network | Wikidata | Website | Wikipedia | Operating area | Information | Label | Taginfo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TODO | {{{network}}} | Q99999 WhatLinksHere |
TODO | TODO | operator=TODOoperator:wikidata=Q99999
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operator=TODO |
Interconnections
| Neighbour country | Structure name | Year of commissioning | Technology | Voltage | Local end | Foreign end | OSM circuit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TODO | xxx |
Planned projects
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Data Sources
| Source | License | Date | Suitable for OSM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperation of energy systems in Central Asia | ? | 2024 | ? | - |
Network statistics
Turkmenistan has 41 power plants totalling 5,451 MW and 14,493 km of power lines mapped on OpenStreetMap (from OpenInfraMap, last update 2025-09-13)
Power line
| Power Lines Voltage | Length |
|---|---|
| < 10 kV | 0 km |
| 10 kV - 25 kV | 0 km |
| 25 kV - 52 kV | 0 km |
| 52 kV - 132 kV | 3,336 km |
| 132 kV - 220 kV | 0 km |
| 220 kV - 330 kV | 5,441 km |
| 330 kV - 550 kV | 769 km |
| > 550 kV | 0 km |
| No voltage tagged | 4,945 km |
| Total | 14,493 km |
Electricity generation
Mapping process and community
Mapping success stories
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Encountered problems and places to improve
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Use of mapping strategies
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References
- ↑ “Заседание Кабинета Министров Туркменистана по цифровой связи” (in Russian). Нейтральный Туркменистан. 25 May 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Komarov, Vladimir (30 July 2015). “До 2020 года экспорт электроэнергии превысит 6 миллиардов киловатт-часов” (in Russian). Туркменистан: золотой век.
- ↑ “ПРОДОЛЖАЕТСЯ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВО И ЗАКУПКА ОСНОВНОГО ОБОРУДОВАНИЯ ГАЗОТУРБИННОЙ ЭЛЕКТРОСТАНЦИИ ЗЕРГЕР В ТУРКМЕНИСТАНЕ” (in Russian). Издательский дом «Газотурбинные технологии». 31 March 2020.
- ↑ “В Туркменистане началось строительство кольцевой энергосистемы” (in Russian). Parahat.info. 20 July 2020.
- ↑ “"Turkmengas" State Concern”.