BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 28. The electric
buses, which can be seen on the streets of Baku and other cities in
Azerbaijan, are already being assembled at the Sumgayit
Chemical-Industrial Park.
This was reported by the Economic Zones Development Agency under
the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan.
The assembly of electric buses is carried out by BYD Azerbaijan
Energy Automotive Factory LLC, a resident of the Sumgayit
Chemical-Industrial Park, which is managed by the Economic Zones
Development Agency under the Ministry of Economy.
The project is being implemented in cooperation with the Chinese
company BYD, and its investment value exceeds 29 million manats.
The plant is expected to employ 600 people and assemble 250–300
electric buses annually.
In the initial phase, the company is assembling 12-meter-long
BYD K9UD electric buses. The buses are designed to carry 82
passengers and can travel up to 350 kilometers on a full
charge.
In 2025, a contract was also signed with BakuBus LLC for the
supply of electric buses worth 16.6 million manat ($9.7
million).
Electric buses assembled in Sumgayit are already in use in
various cities across Azerbaijan. For example, the 60 BYD electric
buses put into service in the city of Nakhchivan in August 2026
were also assembled at the Sumgayit Chemical-Industrial Park.
The project contributes to the development of local electric
vehicle production in Azerbaijan, the adoption of modern
technologies, the expansion of industrial capacity, and increased
localization in the automotive industry.
The Sumgayit Industrial Park was established by Decree No. 548
of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, dated
December 21, 2011. The main objective of establishing the park is
to create favorable conditions for the development of competitive
industrial production based on innovative and high technologies in
the country, to support entrepreneurship, to ensure the sustainable
development of the non-oil sector, and to increase employment in
the manufacturing sector.
Currently, the total area of the Sumgait Industrial Park is 640
hectares. The total investment in projects being implemented in the
park amounts to $3.94 billion, and the creation of 6,134 permanent
jobs is planned.
