Turkey, Kyrgyzstan focus on framework of deal to boost mining partnership

TURKEY and Kyrgyzstan will sign a framework agreement to draw a line for enhanced cooperation in the field of mining, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez said yesterday.

The minister said that this memorandum of understanding (MoU) will draw a road map for steps to be taken jointly in the field. He noted that Turkey and Kazakhstan were also working together to accelerate the cooperation in the energy and natural resources sector, which are said to be gaining momentum. Dönmez was speaking at the virtual meeting of energy ministries of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States, widely known as the Turkic Council. The energy minister said that supply and demand security is extremely important in energy and that Turkey has taken rapid and effective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic that slashed demand. He stressed that some 52% of the country’s total installed power that reached 96 gigawatts (GWs) in 2020 composed of renewable sources, adding that the share of renewable sources, in the electricity production also surpassed some 42%.

Noting that a new solar power tender for 1 GW will be held next month, Dönmez stressed that while the global energy investments were decreasing, Turkey inaugurated Europe’s and Middle East’s first and only integrated solar panel factory.