BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 21. Representatives
of Kazakhstan's national power grid operator KEGOC and the UK's
Trade Envoy for Azerbaijan and Central Asia and member of the House
of Lords, Lord John Alderdice, discussed opportunities to attract
international experience for the further development of the Caspian
Green Energy Corridor project at a meeting in Astana.
According to KEGOC, representatives of the British Embassy in
Kazakhstan, led by Ambassador Sally Axworthy, also attended the
meeting.
KEGOC Deputy Chairman of the Management Board Bakytkhan
Zhazykbayev spoke about the progress of preparations for the
project, its technical concept and the next stages of work.
"During the meeting, the sides discussed current issues related
to the implementation of the project, as well as opportunities to
attract international experience and expertise for its further
development. The British delegation, in turn, presented its
expertise and investment potential in the field of intersystem
energy connections and clean energy," KEGOC said.
The Caspian Green Energy Corridor project envisages the creation
of infrastructure for transmitting green electricity across the
Caspian Sea, with subsequent access to the European direction.
The project includes plans for the construction of converter
substations in Aktau and Baku, the laying of a direct-current cable
line along the seabed of the Caspian Sea with a length of about
350-400 kilometers, as well as the strengthening of the national
power grids of the participating countries.
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have established the joint
venture Green Corridor Alliance, with the system operators of the
three countries holding equal shares, to develop and implement the
project.
Preparations for the preliminary feasibility study of the
project are currently underway. The work is being carried out by
Italian company CESI. Based on the study, the main technical
solutions, the preliminary cost of the project and the parameters
for its further implementation will be determine
