Pear cultivated since time immemorial, it was known in ancient Greece for a thousand years before our era. Currently, there are seventy varieties of garden pears, which belongs to the family of rose family.  We have four types of pears. In the wild, it looks like tree-like branched shrubs with small fruits. It is a rare endemic pear Turkmen, found in the gorges of the Sumbar valley, pear Buasie - endemic of Kopetdag and Syunt-Hasardag, as well as Regel's pear, unlike its counterparts, it is d...

The chairing of Turkmenistan at the Energy Charter Conference was remarkable event of the last year.  Ashgabat forum “Toward International Framework Agreement of Transit of Energy Carriers” was held in on May 30 – 31. This representative meeting was an open platform for continuation of constructive dialog between all interested parties in such strategic direction as the formation of new model of global energy security, which is an integral factor of the achievement of the Goals of Sustainable...

Maintenance teams of the Overhaul Department of the Nebitgazchikarysh Trust, which is the part of the State Concern Turkmenneft, provide uninterrupted work of the oil wells and increment of the hydrocarbon production. Just for the last year, the maintenance teams restored 605 wells against 475 planned. As a result, additional 700 thousand tons of crude oil, which exceed planned indicators on 300 thousand tons, were produced.  The Nebitgazchikarysh Trust was founded on the base of Barsagelmes,...

Commissioning works of two 262 MW gas turbines commenced at combined cycle gas turbine power station, which is under construction in Mary State Powerstation.  New high technology installation of two energy blocks with total output capacity of 1574 MW will be put into operation this year for the first time in the history of the country and Central Asian region. The power station will operate 4 gas turbines, 4 utility vessel and 2 steam turbines. According to the contract, the facility is to be...

February 2 is the World Day of Wetlnds and held under the slogan “Wetlands for Urban Sustainable Development” this year. The signing of the Ramsar Convention is observed since 1997 by ecological actions including our country, which joined the Convention in 2008. It was noted in the State Committee for Natural Protection and Land Resources that the Convention is the first modern interstate agreement in protection and sustainable use of natural resources. It serves as the basis for national action...

Representatives of government agencies, environmental organizations, the scientific community, as well as non-governmental organizations and international development agencies gathered at the end of January in Almaty to exchange information and identify areas for joint action. The Central Asian Conference on Climate Change was a continuation of the World Bank's knowledge exchange initiative in this area. The conference was conducted within the framework of the Program on Adaptation to Climate Ch...

In the Boldumaz district of the Dashoguz region, a new wastewater treatment plant is under construction. Its production capacity will be ten thousand cubic meters of treated sewage per day. WWTP is being built by the individual company "Shirin ay" and will serve the sewerage network of Boldumzas city. The structure of the facility includes more than ten objects for various purposes, including compressor and pumping stations, two reservoirs for sewage sludge, an office building, a workshop, a sto...