Along the Amu Darya River on the border between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan lies a major hydroelectric facility known as the Tuyamuyun Hydro Complex. This complex includes 30 key hydraulic structures and four interconnected reservoirs: the Channel Reservoir, Sultansanjar Reservoir, Kaparas Reservoir, and Koshbulak Reservoir. These are linked by a system of canals and gates. The … [Read more...]
Crossing a Bridge Woven with legends
Dovletgeldi Khudaiberdiyev In recent years, five bridges have been built across the Amu Darya, whose length in the territory of the Turkmenistan’s Lebap province is 830 kilometers, including three road and two rail bridges. Road and railway bridges connect Kerki town with the village of Kerkichi, and Turkmenabat with the river’s left bank. A road bridge has appeared near … [Read more...]
Water situation in Central Asia actualized the conclusion of the Turkmen-Uzbek Agreement on the Amu Darya River
Following the Turkmen-Uzbek summit talks hosted by Tashkent in July 2022, a landmark agreement was signed on the management, protection and rational use of water resources of the Amu Darya River. The State Committee of Water Resources of Turkmenistan told about the background of the conclusion of this agreement in a comment for the newspaper "Neutral … [Read more...]
Water Resources Management Center to open in Turkmenistan on the Amu Darya
During a video conference on Monday, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed Deputy Prime Minister Yazmyradov, who oversees the agro-industrial complex, to create a permanent water resources management center in Kerki. The head of state asked to hold visiting meetings of the center taking into account the volume of water reserves. He also stressed the importance of … [Read more...]