Turkmenistan and Afghanistan launch the construction of a number of energy and transport infrastructure facilities

On 11 September 2024, a ceremony was held at the border of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan with the participation of delegations of the two countries to launch the construction of energy and transport infrastructure facilities. The ceremony was led by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov via videoconference. The projects launched include:

• The inauguration of the construction of the Serkhetabad– Herat gas pipeline, referred to as “Arkadagyň Ak ýoly”, which is the main link of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) project
• The opening of a 177-meter railway bridge on the Serkhetabad–Torghundi railway (border of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan). A train carrying humanitarian aid went across the bridge from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan.
• The launch of the construction of the Shutlkyk-1 gas compressor station at the Shatlyk field in the Mary province.
• The inauguration of the construction of a fiber-optic communication line along the Serkhetabad-Herat route
• The launch of the construction of a warehouse complex and a loading-unloading yard on the territory of the dry port of the Torghundi railway station.
• The launch of the construction of Torghundi-Sanobar railway, being the first segment of Torghundi-Herat railway.
• The start of the supply of Turkmen electricity from the Serkhetabad station to Nur ul-Jihad station in Herat province as part of the first phase of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) power transmission line project.