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The possibilities of developing renewable energy in the climatic conditions of Turkmenistan were discussed during a seminar organized by the United Nations Development Program.

The participants of the meeting reviewed international experience in the development of regulatory documents in the field of renewable energy sources, methods of conducting energy surveys of residential and public buildings.

They also got acquainted with the development of the draft Law of Turkmenistan "On energy efficiency and energy conservation", which is currently under consideration by the Parliament.

It is noteworthy that specialists of the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan, the State Energy Institute of Turkmenistan in Mary and the UNDP are implementing a pilot project to put into operation non-volatile LED lamps equipped with solar panels.

As noted by the international consultant of UNDP Elena Zhuchenko, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources play a key role in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

The hybrid workshop was organized within the framework of the UNDP and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan project "Sustainable Cities in Turkmenistan: Integrated development of Green Cities in Ashgabat and Avaza".

It was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Energy, teachers and students of the State Energy Institute of Turkmenistan in Mary, specialists of the Research and Production Center "Renewable Energy Sources" at this university.

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