BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 11. Azerbaijan’s
high renewable energy potential, along with agreements reached with
Turkic states such as Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, is creating new
opportunities to bring the region’s energy resources to European
markets through Azerbaijan and Türkiye, Türkiye’s Minister of
Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said in an
exclusive interview with Trend as part of the 5th Azerbaijan-Türkiye Energy
Forum.
“Three different projects are being developed to implement this
strategy. These projects, which are planned to be implemented with
Türkiye’s active participation, will provide Europe with access to
the carbon-neutral, green energy it needs,” the minister
emphasized.
Bayraktar noted that energy cooperation between Azerbaijan and
Türkiye has entered a new stage in electricity and renewable
energy.
According to him, three key projects are currently in focus.
“The first project envisages integrating Nakhchivan’s
electricity grid with Türkiye and exchanging electricity between
the two sides. In the future, this line could also be connected to
mainland Azerbaijan through the Zangezur Corridor,” the minister
said.
He said the second initiative is a quadrilateral electricity
corridor linking Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye and Bulgaria.
“This is an important green energy project involving four
countries. The project will enable electricity generated by
Azerbaijan to reach European markets via Georgia, Türkiye and then
Bulgaria,” Bayraktar emphasized.
According to the minister, the third major project is an
undersea electricity cable planned to run beneath the Black
Sea.
“This project is a major interconnector program that will extend
from Azerbaijan and Georgia beneath the Black Sea to Romania and
Hungary. At Azerbaijan’s invitation, Türkiye has also expressed its
intention to participate in and support this project,” he said.
