BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3. An
Azerbaijan–European Union (EU) roundtable titled “Investment in
Green Connectivity” was held in Baku alongside the 12th Ministerial
Meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council (SGC) and the
4th Ministerial Meeting of the Green Energy Advisory Council
(GEAC), Trend
reports.
The event brought together Azerbaijan’s Deputy Energy Ministers
Orkhan Zeynalov and Elnur Soltanov, as well as representatives from
the European Commission, including Cristina Lobillo Borrero,
Director for Energy Platforms and International Relations at the
Directorate-General for Energy (ENER), and Adrienn Kiraly, Director
for the Eastern Neighbourhood and Türkiye at the
Directorate-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighbourhood
(DG ENEST).
Discussions focused on connectivity and transmission
infrastructure, renewable energy projects, electricity grids,
energy efficiency, and energy storage cooperation. Participants
explored investment opportunities in Azerbaijan’s energy
connectivity, renewable energy, and energy efficiency sectors, as
well as the scope of EU support in these areas. Partnership
prospects between the Azerbaijani and EU business communities were
also assessed.
The roundtable featured representatives from the State Agency
for Renewable Energy Sources, the Energy Regulatory Agency, Green
Energy Corridor Energy Company (GECO Power Company), Green Corridor
Alliance, SOCAR Green, Azerenerji Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC),
Siemens Energy, TotalEnergies, Nobel Energy, Azerbaijan Green
Energy Company, ACWA Power, Masdar, ENERCON, the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank
(EIB), the World Bank Group (WB), and the German-Azerbaijani
Chamber of Commerce.
