BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 9. The Black Sea cable
will facilitate the export of “green” energy from Georgia and
Azerbaijan to Europe and will also strengthen digital connectivity
through its planned fiber-optic component, PMCG Vice President
Zviad Kharebava said, Trend reports.


He made the announcement while delivering a keynote speech at
the Burgas Connectivity Forum 2026, organized by the Konrad
Adenauer Foundation (KAS) and the Bulgarian authorities.


Meanwhile, it is emphasized that during the forum, Kharebava
delivered a keynote speech on the topic “Georgia as a Strategic
Energy Transit Hub: Connecting the Caspian Sea with Europe.”


According to the information, in his speech, he noted Georgia’s
growing role in connecting the South Caucasus and Central Asia with
European markets through existing and emerging energy
corridors.


Kharebava spoke about Georgia’s already established role as a
transit country for Caspian oil and gas via major regional
infrastructure routes, including the Baku-Tbilisi-Supsa,
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, and South Caucasus gas pipelines.


He also touched on issues related to Georgia’s energy sector,
the potential of renewable energy, and the strategic importance of
future energy interconnection projects. The presentation devoted
special attention to the Black Sea Energy Cable project, a planned
high-voltage subsea power line that will connect Georgia with
Romania and Hungary. “The project is expected to facilitate the
export of ‘green’ energy from Georgia and Azerbaijan to Europe, as
well as strengthen digital connectivity through the planned
fiber-optic component,” PMCG reports.


According to reports, Kharebava also highlighted the broader
potential of the Caspian “green” energy corridor, which could link
renewable electricity production in Central Asia with the South
Caucasus and, via Georgia, with European markets: “This positions
Georgia as an important regional platform for energy security,
market integration, and sustainable growth.”


Furthermore, it is emphasized that the Burgas Connectivity Forum
2026 has become an important platform for dialogue on strategic
infrastructure, energy, transport, and cooperation priorities
shaping the future of Southeast Europe and the Black Sea
region.







According to meta-studies funded by the European Union, the
Black Sea Power Cable project, which aims to transport “green”
energy from Azerbaijan and Georgia to Europe, represents an
important strategic step toward the integration of energy
markets.


"An important strategic step toward integrating energy markets
is the planned subsea power cable from Georgia to Romania, which
was included in the second list of Projects of Common Interest and
Projects of Mutual Interest (PCI/PMI list) in December 2025. It
will help balance both power grids and integrate a greater volume
of renewable energy sources on both sides. The project is expected
to be implemented in the early 2030s. However, to maximize the use
of this interconnection, internal grids must be strengthened, in
particular through the construction of more powerful 400 kV
transmission lines in Romania and Bulgaria (for example, in Dobruja
and across the Danube). “To physically implement these intermarket
connections, the necessary logistics infrastructure for deploying
large-scale energy facilities is also being developed in the
region,” the study states.


Analysts note that in Georgia, the modernization of the ports of
Batumi and Poti, as well as the Anaklia deep-water port project,
are strategically aimed at ensuring the reception of heavy
equipment necessary for laying submarine cables and implementing
renewable energy projects.


"A similar logistical infrastructure is taking shape along the
European coast of the Black Sea, where Bulgaria and Romania are
modernizing the ports of Constanța and Varna. By equipping these
hubs with berths for heavy cargo and specialized storage facilities
for offshore wind energy components, these countries are creating a
synchronized industrial ecosystem necessary for the construction of
physical corridors that will connect energy markets," the report
notes.


On December 17, 2022, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, and Hungary
signed a strategic partnership agreement providing for the
construction of a 1,000 MW subsea power cable along the Black Sea
seabed, spanning 1,195 kilometers. The cable is intended to
transmit “green” electricity generated in Azerbaijan and Georgia to
Romania, with subsequent transport to Hungary and other European
countries, which will expand Europe’s access to renewable energy
sources in the Caucasus region.


In September 2024, the Romanian electricity transmission system
operator Transelectrica, the Georgian operator Georgian State
Electrosystem, the Azerbaijani energy company AzerEnerji, and the
Hungarian energy company MVM established a joint venture to lay the
undersea cable along the Black Sea seabed.