Four new four-story residential buildings will be constructed in the city of Turkmenbashi, Balkan Province, as Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Batyr Amanov announced during an online government meeting on Friday.

Each planned building will include 40 apartments designated for employees of the State Concern Türkmennebit, noted the Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the country’s fuel and energy sector.

To move forward with the project, which is part of Turkmenistan’s Social and Economic Development and Investment Program for 2024, the Deputy Prime Minister requested permission from President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to prepare the necessary documentation.

The President approved the initiative to build housing for Türkmennebit employees and instructed the Deputy Prime Minister to proceed with the project.

The government meeting also addressed various other issues related to the nation’s development.