A plant for the production of synthetic gasoline from natural gas in Ahal velayat in Ovadandepek will be commissioned in the summer of 2019, the state information agency reports. TDH .
According to the plans, the enterprise will annually produce 600 thousand tons of A-92 gasoline according to the Euro-5 standard.
Recall that the object was planned to open in 2018, but for unclear reasons, the completion of construction and commissioning is delayed.
The Japanese companies Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. are responsible for the technological part of the project. and sojitz. A week ago Serdar Berdymukhamedov, the son of the President of Turkmenistan, met with their representatives. during his visit to Japan.
The total project cost is estimated at $ 1.7 billion.
The technology for processing natural gas into gasoline (GTL) is quite complex, and the prospects of this enterprise raise some doubts. More information about this project can be found in the article Chronicles of Turkmenistan at the link .
Source: Chronicles of Turkmenistan