BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 22. Construction of a
new 35 kV substation and its integration with the existing power
grid will be carried out in the Aghdara district of Azerbaijan.
This was announced in the report published on the public
procurement's single internet portal.
Azerishig OJSC has launched the relevant work.
The company has entrusted the implementation of the project to
Harmony Industrial Construction and Engineering Group LLC, and a
corresponding contract has been signed between the parties.
Under the contract, the value of the works to be carried out
amounts to 3.96 million manat ($2.3 million).
The restoration of the electricity infrastructure in the
liberated territories and its reconstruction in accordance with
modern standards is one of the main directions of state policy.
Within this framework, new substations, high-voltage power
transmission lines, and digital control systems are being built in
the Karabakh and East Zangezur economic regions. The implemented
projects serve to create a sustainable energy supply for the
region, to provide new settlements, industrial enterprises, and
agricultural facilities with uninterrupted electricity.
At the same time, Azerbaijan is implementing large-scale
projects to increase energy production and diversify the energy
system. In particular, the development of renewable energy sources
remains one of the main priorities of the country's energy
strategy. Currently, large investment projects are being
implemented with bp, Masdar, ACWA Power, China Gezhouba Group
Overseas Investment, SOCAR Green, and other international partners
to build solar and wind power plants. As a result of the
implementation of these projects, thousands of megawatts of new
generation capacity will be added to Azerbaijan's energy system in
the coming years, which will reduce domestic natural gas
consumption and allow for more gas exports.
Azerbaijan's Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said that as a
result of the implemented projects, it is planned to increase the
share of renewable energy sources in Azerbaijan's energy balance to
approximately 43 percent by 2035.
According to the minister, Azerbaijan is implementing strategic
projects aimed at forming a new energy and investment platform
between Central Asia and neighboring regions. According to him, one
of the main initiatives is the Central Asia-Azerbaijan Green Energy
Corridor project.
"The creation of the Trans-Caspian energy corridor, which will
connect the electricity systems of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and
Uzbekistan, is part of the strategic vision of our countries. This
project also creates broad opportunities for the development of the
Middle Corridor, which will play the role of a green energy bridge
between Europe, Asia, and China through the Caspian Sea," said
Parviz Shahbazov.
The minister noted that the Green Corridor Alliance joint
venture operating in Baku is already coordinating feasibility
studies financed by the Asian Development Bank and the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In addition, work is also
underway on the Caspian-Black Sea-Europe Green Energy Corridor, the
Azerbaijan-Turkey-Europe and Azerbaijan-Georgia-Türkiye-Bulgaria
energy interconnectors.
"Green energy corridors are shaping the geoeconomic map of the
future," the minister emphasized.
Director of the Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency under the
Ministry of Energy, Javid Abdullayev, said in an exclusive
interview with Trend that Azerbaijan is already becoming one of the
main participants in the green energy bridge between Europe and
Central Asia.
"Azerbaijan is no longer just an exporter of energy resources,
but also one of the initiators of regional energy connections and
green energy corridors. The currently implemented wind and solar
energy projects will not only strengthen the country's energy
security, but also significantly increase its electricity export
capabilities," Abdullayev told Trend.
According to him, the huge wind potential of the Caspian Sea,
the creation of new power transmission lines and projects such as
the Caspian-Black Sea-Europe Green Energy Corridor will further
strengthen Azerbaijan's role in Europe's energy security.
"Green energy projects will not only bring additional export
revenues to the country, but will also allow for the optimization
of the domestic energy balance, reduction of natural gas
consumption, and the diversion of more gas to foreign markets," he
added.
The new 35 kV substation to be built in Aghdara, being part of
the modern energy infrastructure being formed in the liberated
territories, will also contribute to increasing the reliability of
the region's electricity supply, expanding economic activity, and
integrating future green energy projects into the national energy
system.
