BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 3. President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev inaugurated the 220/110/10 kV
Yeni Sangachal substation operated by AzerEnerji OJSC.


This was reported by the press service of the President of
Azerbaijan.


Balababa Rzayev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of
AzerEnerji OJSC, informed the head of state about the facility.


The project is designed to integrate the 240 MW Shafag Solar
Power Plant in the Jabrayil district into Azerbaijan's national
power grid and supply electricity to the Sangachal terminal under a
cooperation agreement between AzerEnerji and bp.


The first phase of the project, including a 330 kV substation in
the Jabrayil district, was inaugurated by President Aliyev in May
this year.


The newly commissioned Yeni Sangachal substation, which
constitutes the second phase of the project, will transmit
renewable electricity to the Sangachal terminal, enabling the
decommissioning of the terminal's gas-fired power plant. Solar
power generated in Jabrayil will be delivered to the terminal
through the national electricity grid.


The project will supply the terminal's annual electricity demand
of around 500 million kWh from renewable sources, saving 120-150
million cubic meters of natural gas and reducing carbon emissions
by 260,000-330,000 tonnes annually.


The substation occupies 6.5 hectares and is connected to the
national grid by four new 220 kV transmission lines with a combined
length of 111 km.


Power is supplied from three independent sources: the 785 MW
Janub Power Plant, the 385 MW Gobu Power Plant, and the 500 kV
Absheron substation.


Five 110 kV overhead-cable transmission lines with a total
length of 25 km have also been laid between the substation and the
Sangachal terminal. Two additional lines are planned in the next
phase.


The substation will supply electricity to bp's Sangachal
terminal (80 MW) and the Shah Deniz Compressor Station (85 MW),
allowing both facilities, whose combined annual electricity
consumption exceeds 1 billion kWh, to receive power through
Azerbaijan's unified electricity grid.


The facility is equipped with digital control systems integrated
into the SCADA network and includes a dedicated control center to
support grid operation.