Turkmenistan Key Figures
- Population:
- 6.12 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 4.62 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 100%
Data of the last year available: 2021
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 41.5 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 10.3 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 15.5%
* at purchasing power parity
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Total Energy Consumption
Per capita consumption is 4.4 toe, with electricity accounting for around 2 600 kWh in 2021.
Total energy consumption has been increasing by 3.4%/year since 2018, reaching 27 Mtoe in 2021. It had increased rapidly from 2000 to 2015 (4%/year, on average) and then remained stable until 2018. Natural gas represents 71% of that consumption and oil 28%.
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
Graph: TOTAL CONSUMPTION MARKET SHARE BY ENERGY (2021, %)
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Crude Oil Production
The country's oil production has remained roughly stable since 2017 (9.2 Mt in 2021). It reached a peak at 13 Mt in 2015.
The country has a refining capacity of 271 kb /d, distributed mainly over 2 refineries (Seydi, 120 kb/d and Türkmenbaşy/Krasnovodsk, 116 kb/d).
The country is a net exporter of oil products. Oil exports decreased by 7% in 2021 to 2.4 Mt. Previously they had remained stable around 2.6 Mt since 2017. The main destinations of crude oil exports in 2021 were Denmark (60%) and Uzbekistan (26%).
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Renewable in % Electricity Production
In 2021, the Ministry of Energy launched the first international tender for the construction of a hybrid renewable power plant (solar and wind) with a capacity of 10 MW (7 MW solar and 3 MW wind). The plant is intended to be built on the territory of the Serdar etrap of the Balkan velayat (both expected in 2024).
In March 2023, the country launched a new international tender for the supply of equipment and materials for PV projects in remote locations. As of end 2021, there was no renewable energy capacity in the country.
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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
In its updated NDC (2023), the government aims to reduce its GHG emissions by 20% by 2030 (relative to 2010 emissions).
CO2 emissions from energy combustion increased by 5% to 63 MtCO2 in 2021, after remaining quite stable between 2015-2020 (at around 60 MtCO2).
Graph: CO2-ENERGY EMISSIONS (MtCO2)
