The Nur-el-Jahad power plant in Afghanistan’s Herat province has been put into operation, marking an important step in the realisation of the first phase of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) power transmission line project, Trend reported on Thursday, citing official Turkmen media.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Çalık Holding A.Ş. Ahmet Çalık and Afghan representatives attended the ceremony of the start of electricity supply from Turkmenistan’s Serhetabat power plant to the new Nur-el-Jahad power plant.
The opening of the Nur-el-Jahad power plant will strengthen energy cooperation between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan and expand opportunities for the export of Turkmen electricity. The project is a basis for the development of the TAP power transmission line, which opens prospects for electricity transit to other South Asian countries.
Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and officials were present at a ceremony to mark the start of construction of the Serhetabat-Herat section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline.The Turkish company Çalık Enerji is responsible for the design, procurement and construction of the high-voltage transmission line through Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, one of the most important projects in Asia. Established in 1998, the company is one of the world’s leading energy companies with many successful contracting projects around the world.
