Turkmenistan Transport and Climate Profile 2026
Outline
TURKMENISTAN
TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE PROFILE
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Transport and Climate Change
Transport Energy Consumption
Adaptation and Resilience
Other Externalities
Vehicle Fleet
Urban Transport
Transport Investments
Transport and Climate Policy Documents
Distribution of Transport and Climate Policy Measures in Policy Documents
National Policy Priorities on Transport
Direct GHG Targets
These tables contains transport-relevant (e.g. economy-wide; sector-specific) GHG emissions targets as explicitly mentioned in the policy documents.
Economy-wide GHG emissions mandates
| Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement | 2023 | Turkmenistan to adopt an ambitious goal - to reduce its GHG emissions in 2030 under the BAU scenario by 20% compared to the level of emissions in 2010 | 2030 |
| Intended nationally determined contribution of Turkmenistan | 2016 | At a certain international support, Turkmenistan could achieve zero growth in emissions and even their decrease until 2030. | 2030 |
Indirect Transport Climate Change Targets
These tables show non-GHG targets as specified in the policy documents which indirectly benefit climate change mitigation and adaptation in the transport sector.
Increasing transport activity
| Voluntary National Review - TKM | 2023 | Increase in cargo transportation by 2028 by 6.8% Passenger traffic growth by 2028 by 2.8% | 2028 |
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | According to the National Program of Socio-economic Development of Turkmenistan for the period up to 2030, the average annual growth rates of volumes of freight and passenger transportation by all transport types will be 3-4%, which shall ensure by 2030 the transportation of 1,025.3 mln. tons of cargo and 1433. 7 million of passengers | 2030 |
Road infrastructure expansion
| Voluntary National Review - TKM | 2023 | By 2028, the construction and reconstruction of 3,433.04 km of motorways In addition, the construction of the Ashgabat–Turkmenabat highspeed highway, as well as the construction of the Ashgabat–Turkmenbashi high-speed highway, and other highways are underway | 2028 |
Transport and Climate Policy Measures
These tables list the policy measures that relate to climate change mitigation and adaptation in the transport sector that had been identified in the transport policy documents.
Accreditation of transport agencies and centres
| Law of Turkmenistan of January 5, 2018 No. 683-V "About transport safety" | 2018 | Assessment of vulnerability of vehicles is carried out by subjects of transport infrastructure or the specialized organizations in the field of ensuring transport safety taking into account requirements for ensuring transport safety on the basis of the agreement. | x | ||||
| Law of Turkmenistan of March 31, 2012 No. 284-IV "About traffic safety" | 2012 | 5) control implementation of activities for preparation and retraining of transport drivers, hold the corresponding exams at citizens for the right of control of vehicles and issue them car driver licenses on the right of control of vehicles; 5-1) issue permissions to training, preparation and retraining of driver's structure of vehicles for law-enforcement bodies of Turkmenistan to instructors-teachers of subordinated educational institutions on training of drivers of motor transport; | x |
Aircraft fleet renovation
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | The main direction in civil aviation development of Turkmenistan is a consequent replacement of old aviation technology, both terrestrial and aircrafts, ground infrastructure modernization, equipping airports with the latest equipment that meets requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and improving the quality of aviation services provided to population and economy of Turkmenistan. The fleet is constantly upgraded with modern «Boeing» airliners. Modernization of the aircraft ?eet will lead for continuing close cooperation with this corporation. More comfortable liners «Boeing 737-700» and «737-800» are the most popular of all the planes and they will replace «Boeing-717-200», «Boeing 737-300» and «Boeing 757-200». By 2030, the country’s civil aviation fleet will be increased from 27 to 43 aircrafts of the latest modification. The gradual purchase of airborne vehicles with superior technical and economic parameters (efficiency in fuel consumption, reliability, safety, environmental friendliness, comfort) | x |
Airport infrastructure improvement
| Voluntary National Review - TKM | 2023 | As for infrastructure development, there are 6 international airports in Turkmenistan and one more airport is currently under construction in the Balkan velayat in accordance with ICAO standards A | x | ||||
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | The main direction in civil aviation development of Turkmenistan is a consequent replacement of old aviation technology, both terrestrial and aircrafts, ground infrastructure modernization, equipping airports with the latest equipment that meets requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and improving the quality of aviation services provided to population and economy of Turkmenistan. For this purpose, a new airport terminal in the city of Turkmenbashi has been built, meeting ICAO requirements; a new international airport of the capital of the country is under construction now, with capacity of 1600 passengers per hour. | x | x |
Alternative fuels - General
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | development of measures for the use of vehicles on alternative fuels, including gas fuel | x | ||||
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | Increasing share of alternative, environmentally clean types of motor fuels in applying to road transport | x |
Aviation improvements - General
| Law of Turkmenistan of June 9, 2018 "About fundamentals of transport policy of Turkmenistan" | 2018 | creation of conditions for requirements satisfaction of sustainable development of economy, increase in competitiveness of transit capacities, transportations of the population, load and baggage by road, railway, air, sea and river transport, and also related services, forming and development of transport infrastructure of Turkmenistan; | x |
Biofuels
| Law of Turkmenistan of March 13, 2021 No. 337-VI "About renewable energy resources" | 2021 | possibility of sale of biofuel in case of its compliance to the established standard; |
Black spot analysis and improvement
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Establish an effective system for blackspot identification for the CAREC road network with a system of value for money assessment built in. | x |
Bus fleet renewal
| Voluntary National Review - TKM | 2023 | In cities, public transport is represented by new modern and comfortable buses, the bus fleet is being systematically updated and new bus routes are being introduced | x | x |
Bus route and service improvement
| Voluntary National Review - TKM | 2023 | In cities, public transport is represented by new modern and comfortable buses, the bus fleet is being systematically updated and new bus routes are being introduced | x | x | |||
| Voluntary National Review - TKM | 2023 | Modern bus stations were introduced in all velayats of the country and automobile and railway bridges were built across the Amudarya River | x |
Corridor development program
| Voluntary National Review - TKM | 2023 | The country’s active policy of developing transport corridors has expanded and diversified the schemes of international transport routes for the export and import of goods | x | x | x |
Data collection and repositories - General
| Law of Turkmenistan of January 5, 2018 No. 683-V "About transport safety" | 2018 | Categorized objects join in the Register of objects of transport infrastructure and vehicles which maintaining is performed by authorized bodies in the field of ensuring transport safety according to the procedure, established by state body on transport. | x | x | x | ||
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | The general plan of Turkmenbashi port until 2020 foresees its large-scale modernization with construction of shipyard, creating a database of emergency services and obtaining of environmental technology and environmental ships. | x |
Development of climate change/ low carbon plan/ policy
| Intended nationally determined contribution of Turkmenistan | 2016 | Turkmenistan has adopted the National Strategy on Climate Change |
Development of other transport-related plan/ policy
| Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement | 2023 | , the National Action Plan of Turkmenistan on Gender Equality for 2015-2020 was adopted |
Development of rail plan/ policy
| Law of Turkmenistan of February 28, 2015 "About rail transport" | 2015 | The Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan in the field of rail transport: 1) determines single state policy; Approves 2): a) national development program of rail transport; | x |
Development of transport adaptation/ emergency/ disaster/ recovery plan/ policy
| Intended nationally determined contribution of Turkmenistan | 2016 | National Plans for Mitigation and Adaptation (NAPA and NAMA) are in the process of development | |||||
| Law of Turkmenistan of February 28, 2015 "About rail transport" | 2015 | Standardization, certification and ensuring unity of measurements in the field of rail transport are performed according to the legislation of Turkmenistan. | x |
Development of transport plan/ policy
| Voluntary National Review - TKM | 2023 | The Programme of the President of Turkmenistan for Development of Transport Diplomacy, 2022–2025 was adopted | x | x | x |
EV in public transport
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | supporting development of public transport, including spreading of electric vehicles development of electric vehicles | x |
Education and behavior change - General
| Law of Turkmenistan of March 31, 2012 No. 284-IV "About traffic safety" | 2012 | direction, coordination of activities of educational bodies for training in rules of safe behavior at roads and control of their activities 1. Training of citizens in rules of safe behavior at highways is provided in preschool, educational institutions and organizations of professional training of different forms of business. 2. Training of citizens in rules of safe behavior at highways is provided according to the programs and methodical recommendations developed according to the procedure, established by regulatory legal acts of Turkmenistan. 3. Regulations on compulsory education of citizens to rules of safe behavior on highways join in the conforming state educational standards. | x |
Employment in transport, communication, and storage
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | Additional working positions will be created in the transport sector and related industries. | x | x | x |
Freight and logistics improvements - General
| Law of Turkmenistan of June 9, 2018 "About fundamentals of transport policy of Turkmenistan" | 2018 | increase in competitiveness, availability and quality of public conveyance, loads and baggage; support of transportation of export-import loads on transport, and also carriers of loads of Turkmenistan when implementing by carriers between the third countries of transit carriage of goods through the territory of Turkmenistan; stimulation of development and deployment of the innovative transport and logistic technologies, railway vehicles, technical means and systems providing improvement of the quality, availability of public conveyance, loads and baggage on transport; | x | x | x |
Freight intermodality - General
| Law of Turkmenistan of June 9, 2018 "About fundamentals of transport policy of Turkmenistan" | 2018 | creation of the single transport infrastructure providing available, safe transport relations in the territory of the country and with foreign states | x | x | x | ||
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | Reconstruction is envisaged for railway ferry terminal, existing oil piers, harbor tugs purchase and reconstruction of dry-cargo port station berth Aladzha are also envisaged. The multimodular logistics park will provide a range of services for storing and combined processing of container cargoes delivered by air, road and railways providing their reloading to a water transport and back. | x | x | x | x |
Freight rail infrastructure improvement
| Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement | 2023 | Reducing the empty run of railway transport, ensuring efficient loading and studying the gradual transition of railway transport to electric traction | x |
Fuel quality improvement
| International Energy Charter | 2015 | encouraging the clean and efficient use of fossil fuels | x |
Green shipping program
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | In order to preserve the environment of the Caspian Sea, a biological treatment will be installed in each terminal. The project is designed in accordance with international standard “Green Port”. | x |
Infrastructure improvements - General
| Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement | 2023 | Development of transport infrastructure, including new interchanges, exploring the needs of opportunities for multitiered traffic | x | x | x | ||
| Law of Turkmenistan of June 9, 2018 "About fundamentals of transport policy of Turkmenistan" | 2018 | expansion of effective suburban social and economic activity by creation of high transport velocity system | x | x | x | ||
| International Energy Charter | 2015 | promoting the realisation of infrastructure projects important for providing global and regional energy security modernisation, renewal and rationalisation by industry of services and installations for the production, conversion, transport, distribution and use of energy promoting the developemnt and interconnection of energy transport infrastructure and the regional integration of energy markets facilitating access to transport infrastructure, for the international trnaist purposes in line with the objectives of this Charter coordination and where appropriate, harmonisation of safety principles and guidelines for energy products and their transport as well as for energy installations, at high level | |||||
| Law of Turkmenistan of March 31, 2012 No. 284-IV "About traffic safety" | 2012 | control of the noise level created by the vehicles participating in traffic | x |
Innovations and digitalization - General
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | Reconstructing and equipping the production technical base complex with advanced equipment | x | x | x |
Intelligent transport systems (ITS)
| Law of Turkmenistan of June 9, 2018 "About fundamentals of transport policy of Turkmenistan" | 2018 | stimulation of development and deployment of the innovative intelligent transportation systems providing effective management of transport flows and vehicles, and also improvement of the quality of transport services | x | x | x |
LPG/ CNG/ LNG
| Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement | 2023 | Exploring a phased transition to other cleaner and more economical fuels, including compressed natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas | x | x | x | ||
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | switching to other, cleaner and more economical types of fuel, including compressed natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas; transfer of passenger cars and trucks to the use of liquefied natural gas; | x |
Logistics hub
| Law of Turkmenistan of June 9, 2018 "About fundamentals of transport policy of Turkmenistan" | 2018 | ensuring efficiency of transport connections in more considerable scales, with implementation of measures for reduction of share of transport structure in final cost of products in case of the regional, transit and exporto-import traffic, creation of system of the transport and logistic centers of intermodal messages | x | x | x | ||
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | Reconstruction is envisaged for railway ferry terminal, existing oil piers, harbor tugs purchase and reconstruction of dry-cargo port station berth Aladzha are also envisaged. A construction is planned for additional berths, including auto-passenger terminal, deepening and widening of the navigation channel port of Turkmenbashi, construction of new control tower to coordinate its work, building a logistics center, including the construction of berth for container and dry cargo vessels with a length of 1500 m and other works The multimodular logistics park will provide a range of services for storing and combined processing of container cargoes delivered by air, road and railways providing their reloading to a water transport and back. | x | x | x | x |
Nationwide emergency hotline for road crashes
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Ensure modern and reliable communication coverage for all sections of CAREC corridors and a single emergency call number Ensure emergency phone numbers with multilingual capability are widely known to both national and international road users. | x |
Nature-based solutions
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | In order to preserve the environment of the Caspian Sea, a biological treatment will be installed in each terminal. The project is designed in accordance with international standard “Green Port”. | x |
Noise reduction - General
| Law of Turkmenistan of March 31, 2012 No. 284-IV "About traffic safety" | 2012 | control of the noise level created by the vehicles participating in traffic | x |
Operational efficiency in logistics
| Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement | 2023 | Reducing the empty run of railway transport, ensuring efficient loading and studying the gradual transition of railway transport to electric traction | x |
Parking measures - General
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | It is expected that car park in Turkmenistan will be increased by 6-7 times. | x |
Passenger and freight load limits
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Ensure that information on national load limit regulations is shared among CAREC countries. | x | ||||
| Law of Turkmenistan of March 2, 2013 "About highways and road activities" | 2013 | 1. Movement on highways of vehicles which total mass, the axial load and dimensions exceed the established regulations is performed only in the presence of the special permission issued in accordance with the established procedure by relevant organ in the field of traffic safety control. 2. For journey of vehicles which total mass, the axial load and dimensions exceed the established regulations charges which payment does not exempt users of highways from compensation of the caused damage (harm) caused by heavyweight and large-size vehicles when driving through highways are levied. 3. Collection of charges for journey of heavyweight and large-size vehicles when driving through highways is made according to procedure for driving of large-size and heavyweight vehicles through highways. | x |
Public transport improvement - General
| Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement | 2023 | Support for the development of public transport | x | x | x | ||
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | supporting development of public transport, including spreading of electric vehicles | x | ||||
| Law of Turkmenistan of June 9, 2018 "About fundamentals of transport policy of Turkmenistan" | 2018 | increase in mobility of the population due to priority complex development of all systems of common carrier stimulation of development and deployment of the innovative transport and logistic technologies, railway vehicles, technical means and systems providing improvement of the quality, availability of public conveyance, loads and baggage on transport; | x | x | x |
Public transport intermodality - General
| Law of Turkmenistan of June 9, 2018 "About fundamentals of transport policy of Turkmenistan" | 2018 | increase in mobility of the population due to priority complex development of all systems of common carrier | x | x | x |
Rail improvement - General
| Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement | 2023 | Reducing the empty run of railway transport, ensuring efficient loading and studying the gradual transition of railway transport to electric traction | x | ||||
| Law of Turkmenistan of June 9, 2018 "About fundamentals of transport policy of Turkmenistan" | 2018 | creation of conditions for requirements satisfaction of sustainable development of economy, increase in competitiveness of transit capacities, transportations of the population, load and baggage by road, railway, air, sea and river transport, and also related services, forming and development of transport infrastructure of Turkmenistan; stimulation of development and deployment of the innovative transport and logistic technologies, railway vehicles, technical means and systems providing improvement of the quality, availability of public conveyance, loads and baggage on transport; | x |
Rail infrastructure expansion
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | Among the most important projects, there is a two year construction of the railway stations along the railway road Kizilkaya-Bereket-Etrek. In addition, the railway road Atamurat-Imamnazar will be constructed and in Ovadandepe, the construction of a park will be initiated for locomotive shed and depot for passenger wagons with a service center. The railway roads will be reconstructed: Ashgabat-Bereket-Turkmenbashi 590 km long, Turkmenabat – Zerger – Atamurat – Amudarya 235 km long, Ashgabat- Mary-Turkmenabat 580 km long and Talimarjan-Amudarya-Kelif 190 km long. | x |
Railway electrification
| Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement | 2023 | Reducing the empty run of railway transport, ensuring efficient loading and studying the gradual transition of railway transport to electric traction | x | ||||
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | transfer of railway transport to electric traction | x | ||||
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | Under realization of strategic national and sectoral programs and projects of development along with construction of new railway lines, there will be a gradual introduction of a large-scale program of railway electri?cation. | x |
Railway rolling stock improvement
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | Improving the technical condition of rolling stock, technical and technological modernization of transport on the basis of scientific and technological progress to improve the level and quality of transport services of the economy taking into account changes in cargo traffic | x |
Reduction of transport/ logistics costs
| Law of Turkmenistan of June 9, 2018 "About fundamentals of transport policy of Turkmenistan" | 2018 | ensuring efficiency of transport connections in more considerable scales, with implementation of measures for reduction of share of transport structure in final cost of products in case of the regional, transit and exporto-import traffic, creation of system of the transport and logistic centers of intermodal messages | x | x | x | ||
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | The transport component at the cost of final production and services will decline to 6.9%, | x | x | x |
Reference to international financial support
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Seek funding from external sources to augment road safety national budgets. | x |
Reporting, transparency, feedback mechanism
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Undertake regular monitoring of national road safety action plans and evaluate outcomes to provide feedback to improve road safety intervention development and delivery Review the effectiveness of the legislation framework for vehicle insurance requirements across CAREC countries | x |
Resilient transport infrastructure
| On Rail Transport Law | 2015 | in order to ensure the safe operation of railways and other objects of railway transport, as well as the safety of railway employees and passengers in areas prone to landslides, collapses, razmyvam, mudslides and other negative influences, protected areas are established, in accordance with the procedure determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. | x |
Road infrastructure expansion
| Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement | 2023 | Development of transport infrastructure, including new interchanges, exploring the needs of opportunities for multitiered traffic | x | ||||
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | development of transport infrastructure, including new junctions, study of needs and opportunities for multi-tiered traffic | x | ||||
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | the length of automobile roads in Turkmenistan will increase by more than two times whereas, 70% of them will be hard-surfaced. By these funds it is planned to reconstruct the automobile roads Turkmenbashi-Karabagaz-Kazakhstan board (240 km), Turkmenabat-Gazachak-Dashoguz (541), as well as Mary-Serhetabat (330 km) Total length of high-speed highways with the entire road infrastructure will be about 1700 km. It is planned to build new and reconstruct existing automobile roads into roads of the 1st category with 12.25 m width as average. | x |
Routine transport asset maintenance
| Law of Turkmenistan of March 31, 2012 No. 284-IV "About traffic safety" | 2012 | ensuring content in good repair subordinated highways for safe movement of vehicles on them | x |
Shipping efficiency improvements
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | The general plan of Turkmenbashi port until 2020 foresees its large-scale modernization with construction of shipyard, creating a database of emergency services and obtaining of environmental technology and environmental ships. Upgrading of the transport fleet of Turkmenistan with vessels that meet international standards with economical fuel consumption | x |
Shipping improvement - General
| Law of Turkmenistan of June 9, 2018 "About fundamentals of transport policy of Turkmenistan" | 2018 | creation of conditions for requirements satisfaction of sustainable development of economy, increase in competitiveness of transit capacities, transportations of the population, load and baggage by road, railway, air, sea and river transport, and also related services, forming and development of transport infrastructure of Turkmenistan; | x | ||||
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | The general plan of Turkmenbashi port until 2020 foresees its large-scale modernization with construction of shipyard, creating a database of emergency services and obtaining of environmental technology and environmental ships. The port will have the latest equipment and special handling equipment for cargo handling. A distribution center will be built here (CFS - Container Freight Station); its functions will be assorting cargo by destination. A modern terminal will be built, designed for 300,000 passengers and 75,000 cars a year. | x |
Shipping port infrastructure improvements
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | By 2020, the construction of ship repair base will have been completed in the port of Turkmenbashi designed for technical and repair services for all types of ships of Turkmenistan that will increase the capacity of quali?ed services to vessels entered the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea. The general plan of Turkmenbashi port until 2020 foresees its large-scale modernization with construction of shipyard, creating a database of emergency services and obtaining of environmental technology and environmental ships. A construction is planned for additional berths, including auto-passenger terminal, deepening and widening of the navigation channel port of Turkmenbashi, construction of new control tower to coordinate its work, building a logistics center, including the construction of berth for container and dry cargo vessels with a length of 1500 m and other works As a result, the total area of multifunctional port will be more than 1,385,000 m2 , and the annual capacity - 15 mln.t. | x |
Technical standards for general transport infrastructure
| Voluntary National Review - TKM | 2023 | Development of building codes and regulations to ensure the stability of infrastructure to dangerous weather events | |||||
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | increasing environmental requirements for transport infrastructure and vehicles | x | x | x | ||
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Conduct a legislative review of vehicle standards across CAREC countries to ensure that these are at a level that promotes safety | x |
Technical standards for rail infrastructure
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | Reconstruction in accordance with the modern European standards of railways and highways where international and transit transportation is performed | x | ||||
| Law of Turkmenistan of February 28, 2015 "About rail transport" | 2015 | Standardization, certification and ensuring unity of measurements in the field of rail transport are performed according to the legislation of Turkmenistan. | x |
Technical standards for road infrastructure
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | development of technical regulations that establish requirements for road safety in the design, construction, reconstruction and overhaul, considering requirements for reducing greenhouse gas emissions | x | ||||
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Review existing design standards for CAREC highways in the light of international good practice Develop and implement a system to improve design standards for CAREC highways to conform with internationally accepted standards of road safety engineering. | x | ||||
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | Reconstruction in accordance with the modern European standards of railways and highways where international and transit transportation is performed | x |
Technology and knowledge transfer
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Provide opportunities for CAREC countries to share expertise and knowledge to ensure consistency of vehicle inspection and maintenance systems across CAREC countries | x |
Traffic management
| Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement | 2023 | Optimization of traffic flows to prevent congestion | x | ||||
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | optimization of traffic flows to prevent congestion using modern management methods | x |
Training of enforcement authorities
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Provide training for traffic police and engineers in crash investigation and blackspot identification. | x |
Transport Laws and Regulations- General
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Strengthen legislative frameworks based on the findings of the review. Introduce modifications and amendments to the legislative framework in each CAREC country. | x | ||||
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | Harmonization of transport policy and the establishment of legal framework system in the ?eld of transport | x | x | x | ||
| On Road Transport Law | 2013 | 1. Tariffs for urban routes in regular mode of passenger transport are established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. 2. Tariffs for cargo transportation services performed for companies, organizations and institutions financed by the State budget of Turkmenistan, shall be established by the legislation of Turkmenistan. 3. Tariffs for services not specified in the first and second parts of this article are installed on a contractual basis. | x | x |
Transport asset management - General
| Voluntary National Review - TKM | 2023 | The reconstruction of obsolete and construction of new motorways is carried out on an ongoing basis the entire network of trunk roads has been reconstructed, new expressways with the necessary road infrastructure have been built | x | ||||
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | the length of automobile roads in Turkmenistan will increase by more than two times whereas, 70% of them will be hard-surfaced. Improvement of technical condition, maintenance and operation of roads of local importance | x |
Transport infrastructure modification to reduce climate risks
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | increasing environmental requirements for transport infrastructure and vehicles | x | x | x |
Transport institutional reform
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Create a CAREC Road Safety Working Group to monitor progress at the regional level. | x |
Transport international conventions - General
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Establish a biennial CAREC Road Safety Conference that helps to build communications, co-operation and confidence amongst member countries towards tackling road safety issues with a regional focus. | x |
Vehicle air pollution emission standards
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | increasing environmental requirements for transport infrastructure and vehicles | x |
Vehicle efficiency standards
| Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement | 2023 | Renewal of the vehicle fleet, control over its timely repair, expansion of mechanisms for regulating the import of vehicles taking into account energy efficiency | x | ||||
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | improvement of mechanisms for regulating the import of vehicles considering energy efficiency improving vehicles' fuel economy; reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector: improving the fuel effectiveness of vehicles; | x | ||||
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | Upgrading of the transport ?eet of Turkmenistan with vessels that meet international standards with economical fuel consumption Reducing the consumption of fuel oil per unit of vehicle work, as well as reducing its consumption by commissioning of the rolling stock with higher performance for fuel economy | x |
Vehicle improvement - General
| Third National Communication of Turkmenistan | 2015 | Improving the quality produced in local refineries of motor fuel and increasing the product range of lubricants for vehicles | x |
Vehicle inspection and maintenance
| Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement | 2023 | Renewal of the vehicle fleet, control over its timely repair, expansion of mechanisms for regulating the import of vehicles taking into account energy efficiency | x | ||||
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | replacement of the vehicle fleet, strengthening administrative and regulatory control over its timely repair | x | ||||
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Review legislative framework for vehicle inspection and maintenance systems in CAREC countries. | x | ||||
| Law of Turkmenistan of March 2, 2013 "About road transport" 377-IV | 2013 | to undergo annually engineering supervision of the vehicle according to the procedure, established by authorized body in the field of traffic safety control. | x | ||||
| Law of Turkmenistan of March 31, 2012 No. 284-IV "About traffic safety" | 2012 | Technical condition and the equipment of the vehicles participating in traffic their maintenance and repair for the purpose of content in good repair shall ensure traffic safety. The vehicles which underwent maintenance and repair shall meet the requirements regulating technical condition and the equipment of the vehicles participating in traffic in the part relating to traffic safety control that is confirmed by the relevant document issued by the contractor of maintenance and repair. | x |
Vehicle restrictions (import, age, access, sale, taxation)
| Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement | 2023 | Renewal of the vehicle fleet, control over its timely repair, expansion of mechanisms for regulating the import of vehicles taking into account energy efficiency | x | ||||
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | improvement of mechanisms for regulating the import of vehicles considering energy efficiency | x |
Vehicle scrappage scheme
| National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change 2021 | 2021 | elaboration and implementation of a package of measures to upgrade the fleet of vehicles | x |
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