BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 16. Azerbaijan plans to
expand electrification across all sectors of the economy as part of
its long-term energy transition strategy, said Rena Humbatova,
deputy director of the State Agency for Renewable Energy under the
Ministry of Energy, Trend reports.
Speaking at the international conference “Shaping Human Capital
for Sustainable and Resilient Urban Development” in Baku, Humbatova
noted that Azerbaijan has already achieved universal access to
electricity and is now focused on electrifying end-use energy
consumption throughout the economy.
“Since electric technologies are significantly more efficient
than fossil fuel-based systems, electrification will play a key
role in reducing overall fossil fuel demand,” she said.
Humbatova emphasized that the growing use of electric vehicles
and the electrification of railway infrastructure are already
helping improve energy efficiency in the country.
She added that the share of renewable energy in Azerbaijan’s
installed electricity generation capacity is projected to reach 38%
by 2030 and 42.5% by 2035.
According to Humbatova, Azerbaijan’s technical renewable energy
potential is estimated at 135 gigawatts onshore and 157 gigawatts
offshore.
