On March 13, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the commissioning ceremony of the second stage of the Lebap cement plant with a capacity of 1 million tons of products per year in the Koytendag etrap of Lebap velayat. During the opening ceremony, the head of state addressed the participants:

Dear compatriots!

Dear people!

On the successful days of the year “The Fount of the Mind of Magtymguly Fragi”, we take part in the opening ceremony of the second stage of the Lebap cement plant, located in the Koytendag etrap.

Today, modern residential buildings built in the city of Turkmenabat, Lebap velayat, will be put into operation in a solemn ceremony. About 200 new modern passenger buses will also be donated to residents of Lebap velayat to provide high-quality services to the population.

Dear people!

I heartily congratulate you all on these joyful events!

Dear people!

Great and large-scale projects aimed at increasing the economic potential of the Fatherland and further improving the well-being of the population are being successfully implemented.

The grandiose construction carried out in our sovereign state is aimed at ensuring a prosperous and happy life for our native people. Modern social facilities, powerful industrial enterprises, new villages and cities have been built in all regions of the country. The first phase of the city of Arkadag, the first “smart” city in our country, was opened.

The buildings and facilities commissioned are designed to contribute to the consistent development of the national economy, the industrialization of the country, as well as the harmonious transformation of the regions.

Currently, on the basis of the Program “Revival of a new era of a powerful state: National Program for the Socio-Economic Development of Turkmenistan in 2022–2052”, as well as the Program for the Socio-Economic Development of the Country in 2022–2028, large-scale work is being carried out to develop sectors of the national economy, in including industry and construction production.

Industry and the construction industry supply construction sites and the population of the country with the necessary high-quality building materials, in particular cement.

Baherden, Balkan and Lebap cement plants, built and put into operation in the country during the years of independence, produce high-quality products based on new innovative technologies that fully comply with international standards. Currently, cement products under the “Made in Turkmenistan” brand are in great demand not only in the domestic but also in the world markets.

Dear people!

Particular importance is attached to the effective development of investments directed by our state to the development of the domestic construction industry and increasing the production capacity of enterprises.

New industrial facilities are being built, equipped with innovative technologies and producing products based on local raw materials that meet international standards and are in demand in the domestic and foreign markets. Visual evidence of this is the modern enterprise opening today.

The construction of a new facility, commissioned by the Ministry of Industry and Construction Production, was carried out by the economic society “Türkmen enjam”, which is a member of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan.

The enterprise has installed modern equipment from leading countries of the world, which will optimize the production process and produce products that are in great demand.

The complex, which includes 38 buildings and facilities, is capable of producing 1 million tons of high-quality cement products per year that meet international standards, including sulfate-resistant cement. During the implementation of the second stage of the Lebap cement plant, all production and living conditions for work and rest of about 250 workers are provided.

In accordance with the adopted Programs, consistent dynamics of development of industrial sectors and construction production is ensured.

Thus, in the year “The Fount of the Mind of Magtymguly Fragi” in the Baherden etrap of the Ahal velayat, it is planned to commission another new facility - the second stage of the Baherden cement plant, equipped with modern innovative technologies, which will also produce 1 million tons of high-quality cement products per year.

I am firmly convinced that the industrialists of our independent neutral Fatherland will continue to work selflessly in the future to transform the country into a developed state, uninterruptedly supply construction sites and the population with high-quality construction products, making a worthy contribution to strengthening the potential of the national economy.

Dear people! Dear compatriots!

Once again, I sincerely congratulate you and all workers in the industry and construction industry, the population of Lebap velayat on the commissioning of this important facility, as well as on the opening of modern residential buildings in the city of Turkmenabat and the donation of new modern passenger buses to the population of Lebap velayat!

I wish you good health, a prosperous and happy life, and great success in your work!