BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3. We are implementing
a plan to create 8 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity for
domestic consumption, export, and data centers, 2 gigawatts of
which will be integrated into the national grid next year, and 3.9
gigawatts will be exported starting in 2032, Azerbaijani Energy
Minister Parviz Shahbazov said, Trend reports.
He made the announcement at the 12th Southern Gas Corridor
Advisory Council Ministerial Meeting and the 4th Green Energy
Advisory Council Ministerial Meeting in Baku today.
''The feasibility study for the Caspian-Black Sea-European Green
Energy Corridor is nearing completion, and the first two phases are
being assessed as part of the next 10-year ENTSO-E network
development plan. The results are expected in 2026. The technical
and economic feasibility study for the Central Asia-Azerbaijan
Green Energy Corridor is ongoing,'' he added.
Shahbazov noted that construction has begun on the
1,000-megawatt Zangezur power line, which will be a key link in the
Azerbaijan-Türkiye-Europe green energy corridor.
''At the same time, technical solutions are being evaluated for
the integration of 1 gigawatt of solar energy from Nakhchivan into
the Turkish power grid, and work is progressing on the construction
of the Azerbaijan-Turkey-Georgia-Bulgaria corridor,'' he added.
“All these initiatives together will form a new transnational
energy bridge and further strengthen our country's role in ensuring
global energy security,” the minister noted.
