Turkmenistan to develop silicon for solar photovoltaic cells: Turkmenistan is considering using its reserves of oil and gas to produce silicon for use in solar photovoltaic cells for both domestic use and export, The possibility was discussed at an conference that was held in Ashgabat last week, where it was revealed that Turkmenistan planned to establish large-scale wind and solar energy complexes, which will include solar photovoltaic power plants, solar photo-bio-reactors, desalination plants, wind-solar installations for waste disposal, and solar collectors. Times of Central Asia