Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 7

15-Feb-2010

CASPIAN

Turkmen President Lines Up Power Contract During Paris Visit, Courted By French Business

Turkmen President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov signed an agreement worth $2.2bn with a French-Belgian consortium for improvements in Turkmenistans power transmission system during a visit to Paris during the first week of February. The project is to be developed during several stages with a completion date of 2020. Belgiums Enex will lead the group...