Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – The Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan has approved the “Recommendations on the Calculation and Analysis of Technological Consumption of Electricity for Transmission through the Electric Networks of the Power System of Turkmenistan”. The document was developed in accordance with the Law of Turkmenistan “On Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency” with the support of the European Union-funded SECCA project.

The Recommendations establish a unified approach to determining, calculating, and analysing technological losses of electrical energy during its transmission. The document provides a detailed description of key concepts, the structure of losses, as well as methods for their calculation for electric networks of various voltage classes.

The calculation results obtained under these Recommendations will be used to prepare reporting data on technological electricity losses, applied in loss planning, identifying network elements with increased losses, and developing measures to reduce them.

The implementation of these Recommendations contributes to greater transparency in electricity metering, reduced inefficient expenditures, and enhanced reliability of the operation of Turkmenistan’s power system.

Overall, within the framework of the SECCA project work in Turkmenistan, five regulatory documents have been developed. All of them have been approved by the Ministry of Energy and put into effect. Currently, in close cooperation with national experts, work is underway on the preparation of two additional documents aimed at further strengthening the regulatory framework for the sustainable development of the country’s energy sector.