BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 3. Turkmenistan is
ready to increase electricity supplies under the
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) project.


This was reflected in a press release published by the press
service of the Turkmen government following Gurbanguly
Berdimuhamedov’s remarks during a general lesson at the Ruhyýet
Palace in the city of Arkadag.


“Our country has the necessary capacity to increase electricity
supplies as part of the implementation of the
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan project,” Berdimuhamedov
said.


The statement came against the backdrop of recent electricity
supply disruptions between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.


Earlier, electricity supplies from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan
were temporarily disrupted by a technical issue on Turkmen
territory, affecting seven Afghan provinces, including Balkh,
Jawzjan, Herat and Faryab. Afghanistan’s national electricity
company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), said it coordinated
with Turkmenenergo to resolve the issue, while alternative supplies
were arranged from Uzbekistan.







Turkmenistan restored electricity supplies to Afghanistan after
the issue was resolved, with transmission lines gradually
re-energized following coordination between DABS and Turkmenenergo.
During the disruption, Afghanistan used available grid capacity and
alternative electricity imports from Uzbekistan, Iran and
Tajikistan to partially offset the shortfall.


Meanwhile, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) power
transmission project is designed to expand electricity trade
between the three countries. The project envisages high-voltage
transmission infrastructure from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan
to Pakistan, creating a route for Turkmen electricity exports to
South Asia. The Asian Development Bank has said the project could
enable the transfer of up to 4,000 megawatts of power once
completed.


The project has moved forward with the development of
transmission infrastructure in Afghanistan. In January 2025,
Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Türkiye’s Çalık Holding agreed to
develop a roadmap for the TAP-500 project, which is designed to
transmit electricity from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan’s western
provinces and subsequently to Pakistan.


In January 2026, Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Energy and TAPP-500
Power Transmission Line FZE, a subsidiary of Çalık Holding, signed
an agreement on cooperation in implementing the project. The
agreement covers a 220-kV transmission line from the Mary
Hydroelectric Power Station toward Herat, while the broader project
envisages higher-voltage infrastructure for electricity supplies to
Pakistan.