Lebap Velayat, Turkmenistan – 25 October 2025: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Turkmenistan, Ms. Narine Sahakyan, and Deputy Resident Representative, Mr. Tomica Paovic, visited Lebap velayat to take part in the UN80 Marathon. “Marking 80 years of the United Nations, marathons were held across all five velayats of Turkmenistan to … [Read more...]
The Regional Environmental Center of Central Asia has signed a memorandum of cooperation with NGOs in the eastern region of Turkmenistan.
Last week, the project office of the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CARECECO) in Turkmenistan signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taze Zaman NGO, which operates in the Lebap province, the eastern region of Turkmenistan. The memorandum is aimed at strengthening the long-term partnership between CARECECO and Taze Zaman in order to improve the … [Read more...]
Eastern Province of Turkmenistan Surpasses Gas Production Targets
The gas production department of the Lebap province of Turkmenistan "Lebapgazçykaryş" [Lebap gas production] completed nine months of the year, exceeding the plan for natural gas production, the newspaper "Neutral Turkmenistan" reports. The province produced 43 million cubic meters more gas than planned, reaching a total of 7.52 billion cubic meters. This achievement is … [Read more...]
Second Phase of the Lebap Cement Plant commissioned in Koytendag – Turkmenistan increases cement production
On 13 March 2024, on Wednesday, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov led the opening ceremony of the second phase of the Lebap Cement Plant with a capacity of 1 million tons of cement per year in the Koitendag district of the Lebap province. The first phase of the plant went into operation in February 2013. All these years, the plant, located 350 kilometers from Turkmenabat, … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan commissions Kerki International Airport
The newly built Kerki International Airport of Turkmenistan was put into service on 23 June 2021 in a ceremony led by President Berdimuhamedov. Located on the left bank of the Amudarya River, Kerki is one of the oldest towns in Turkmenistan. In ancient times it was called Zemm. From 1999 to 2017 it was named Atamurat. The town is some 600km east of Ashgabat, about 300km … [Read more...]
President of Turkmenistan tours provinces to encourage agriculture sector
nCa News and Commentary President Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan is touring provinces to encourage and support the agriculture sector. In the first leg of the travel he visited two private farms in the Labap province on Tuesday (9 June 2020). The first stop was a small private farm in the territory of Watan farmers’ association in the Charjev district. Berdymurat Narmevov, … [Read more...]