Business overview: 12 tenders, an auction for the sale of state property and strengthening preventive measures
Last week, twelve tenders were announced in Turkmenistan from the Ministry of Industry, SC “Turkmennebit”, consortium "Hazar", “Rysgal” bank, State Development Bank of Turkmenistan, PETRONAS and Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company. The date of the next auction for the sale of state property has also been announced.
From the review, you will learn about the strengthening of preventive measures in Turkmenistan against the spread of coronavirus to the country; who won the tender for the construction of the country's first hybrid solar-wind power plant; which documents Afghanistan will sign on the TAPI gas pipeline, etc.
For large business: Consortium "Hazar" is holding a tender for the repair and maintenance of an electric centrifugal pump installation manufactured by JSC “Novomet-Perm” at the Eastern Cheleken field.
“Rysgal” bank and State Development Bank of Turkmenistan, announced tenders for the audit of financial statements for 2021.
For small businesses: “Hazar” and Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company announced their intention to purchase materials to improve the working conditions of employees.
Also, Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company intends to purchase tires and batteries.
On January 27, 2022, the next auction will be held in the building of the Ministry of Finance, in which 24 facilities of state property will be exhibited.
Top business news from January 10 to 16
Turkmenistan has strengthened systemic preventive measures to counteract the pandemic and protect against the spread of a new variant of coronavirus "omicron" into the country. This was reported to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at a working video broadcast by Deputy Prime Minister Sapardurdy Toylyev, who is the chairman of the Emergency Commission for Combating the Spread of Diseases.
Turkish company Çalik Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. won a tender for the construction of the first hybrid solar-wind power plant with a capacity of 10 MW in Turkmenistan. Electricity from the station will be provided to consumers who will settle around the largest artificial lake in the region, Altyn Asyr.
In the near future, Afghanistan will sign seven agreements on the TAPI gas pipeline with project partners, regional media reported last week. It is also expected that Turkmenistan will provide a loan to the neighboring country to pay for the costs of the project. The Afghan side will return these funds from the revenues received from the transit of TAPI gas.
Turkmenistan is ready to start exporting natural gas to Kazakhstan starting from March, and in addition, to provide the fraternal country with the necessary amount of electricity. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov at an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States on the situation in Kazakhstan.
The construction of an enterprise for the production of Glycyrrhizic acid, which has antiviral properties, starts in Turkmenabat. The new factory in the structure of the Lebap complex "Buyan", subordinated to the Ministry of Health of the country, will process licorice root and produce from it 390 tons of unrefined glycyrrhizic acid per year.
The Turkmen government announced its intention to join the agreements on the International Transit Tariff and the Unified Transit Tariff of the Organization for Cooperation of Railways. This will allow the country to develop a convenient platform for agreeing common tariffs and simplify transit on China-Europe routes.
Turkmenistan will study the possibility of purchasing road construction equipment from the American company John Deere and the German company Wirtgen. To this end, a Memorandum of Understanding will be signed with John Deere.
Economic Observer, ORIENT
Eziz OVEZOV
