Asia
11 November 2026
Turkmenistan begins nitrogen plant construction
Written by Simon Inglethorpe
Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdimuhamedov laid the foundation stone for a nitrogen fertilizer complex in the country’s northern Dashoguz province on 5th November, the country’s news agency has reported.
Nadja Hakansson, the CEO of thyssenkrupp Uhde, and Ahmet Çalık, the chairman of Çalık Holding, also attended and spoke at the official ceremony.
The plant will be operated by state-run Turkmenhimiya and produce 350,000 tonnes per annum (t/a) of urea and 350,000 t/a of ammonium nitrate (AN). It is being built by Turkish contractor GAP Insaat, a subsidiary of Çalık Holding, and will use thyssenkrupp Uhde technology. The German engineering giant will also help execute the project.
The production of urea and AN at the complex is expected to consume around 630 million cubic metres of natural gas annually. The plant will supply nitrogen fertilizers for both domestic agriculture and the export market.
Its construction is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs. Neither the completion date or the project cost was disclosed.
