It's in the middle of nowhere, and Turkmenistan is already awash in cheap energy. https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B015%2709.4%22N+58%C2%B026%2721.8%22E

It's in the middle of nowhere, and Turkmenistan is already awash in cheap energy. https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B015%2709.4%22N+58%C2%B026%2721.8%22E/@40.252611,58.439389,528642m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B015%2709.4%22N+58%C... One of the late Turkmenbashi's many hare-brained policies was that citizens get natural gas for free, which leads to stupid things like most people keeping a gas stove on 24/7 (because gas is free, but matches and lighters aren't!). http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmenistan-free-gas-ends/25234662.html http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmenistan-free-gas-ends/2523...