Kazakhstan’s energy minister Almasadam Satkaliev voiced the idea of importing energy from Turkmenistan at a government meeting on March 26. “We have regular discussions about the supply and exchange of energy resources with our Central Asian counterparts. Turkmenistan is able to provide electricity. At the moment, [Turkmenistan] exports to Kyrgyzstan,” said Satkaliev.
He added: “We act on our own needs and repair schedule. We are ready to consider the proposals of our Turkmen colleagues for both gas and electricity, based on their commercial attractiveness for our consumers.”
Satkaliev further stated that although Turkmenistan had not yet disclosed any official prices for power or gas, Kazakh companies themselves would clarify the details to determine the commercial attractiveness of the offer.
Earlier this month, news outlet Chronicles of Turkmenistan reported that the head of the country’s parliament, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, has spoken of Turkmenistan’s willingness to export natural gas and electricity to Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Turkey.
