BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3. The U.K. sees great
potential for collaboration with Azerbaijan on green energy
corridors, UK’s trade envoy to Azerbaijan and Central Asia Lord
John Alderdice said in his video message for the 12th Ministerial
Meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council and the 4th
Ministerial Meeting of the Green Energy Advisory Council in Baku,
Trend reports.
“Azerbaijan performs its role as a provider of regional and
European energy security with high professionalism. For over thirty
years, energy cooperation has formed the foundation of relations
between the United Kingdom and Azerbaijan. The U.K. sees great
potential for collaboration on green energy corridors and clean
energy projects. These initiatives will provide significant
benefits not only to Azerbaijan but also to the wider region and
European markets.”
Green energy corridors, connecting Azerbaijan with Europe are:
Caspian-Black Sea- Europe Green Energy Corridor, Central
Asia-Azerbaijan Green Energy Corridor, Azerbaijan-Türkiye-Europe
Green Energy Corridor and Azerbaijan-Georgia-Türkiye-Bulgaria Green
Energy Corridor.
The technical potential of Azerbaijan’s onshore renewable energy
sources is 135 GW and offshore is 157 GW. The economic potential of
renewable energy sources is estimated at 27 GW, including 3 000 MW
of wind energy, 23 000 MW of solar energy, 380 MW of bioenergy
potential, 520 MW of mountain rivers.
