ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, Nov. 28
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
Turkmenistan’s Taze Energiya (New energy) company has mastered the technology of production of solar panels made of glass and intends to establish their production in the near future, Trend reports referring to the company’s director Nuri Hidirov quoted by Orient news agency.
Negotiations are underway with foreign partners, according to the report.
“Because the potential of solar energy in Turkmenistan is very big, we planned to build a 10 megawatt solar power plant near the Atyn Asyr lake, where an innovative agricultural cluster is being created,” the company’s director said.
In recent years, Taze Energiya has installed a number of such sample panels in different parts of the country. Previously, these products were imported from China, Turkey and the Netherlands.
As part of the energy saving program developed in Turkmenistan for the period up to 2024, emphasis will be made on the construction of solar power plants.
Turkmenistan is rich in solar energy and desert sand, which contains silicon. The country aims to export silicon, which is the basic chemical element for the creation of equipment that allows obtaining environmentally friendly electricity, to the global market.
Local scientists talk about the possibilities of using solar energy in transport facilities, the economic efficiency of using renewable energy sources, the development of automation systems for alternative energy sources, and the potential for obtaining thermal energy from used deep wells.
In Turkmenistan, the duration of a sunny day reaches 16 hours in July, and the energy of the sun's rays falling on one square meter is 800 watts. There are about 300 sunny days a year in the country, and the duration of sunny days reaches 2,500-3,000 hours.