BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3. On March 3, the Baku
Convention Center hosted the Green Energy Projects session held as
part of the 12th Ministerial Meeting of Southern Gas Corridor
Advisory Council and 4th Ministerial Meeting of Green Energy
Advisory Council, Trend reports.
Addressing the event, Leyla Aliyeva touched upon the challenges
of the Caspian Sea, emphasizing that they are becoming more
worrying with each passing year.
“I must say that this is an issue concerning not only us but
also other neighboring countries of the Caspian Sea. In fact, the
Caspian Sea is a mirror of a wider global ecosystem. So, if the
Caspian Sea is in trouble, it means the wider world ecosystem is in
trouble. And today, of course, it raises a lot of concern. But I
believe in positive thinking. So, I am sure that, together, we can
do everything possible to make sure that the level of the Caspian
Sea will rise again and we will not let it disappear like the Aral
Sea or Lake Urmia,” she added.
Leyla Aliyeva emphasized that the Caspian Sea has lost much of
its marine biodiversity over the last 100 years, declining from 1
million to 200,000 species, while underscoring the country’s
ambition to become a regional green energy leader.
In her remarks, Cristina Lobillo Borrero, Director of the Energy
Platform Task Force at the Directorate-General for Energy of the
European Commission, highlighted how renewable technologies boost
energy security, reduce fossil fuel dependence, and create new
industrial opportunities.
Discussing Azerbaijan’s renewable energy prospects, Javid
Abdullayev, Director of the State Agency for Renewable Energy
Sources at the Ministry of Energy, highlighted progress in
developing bioenergy, geothermal energy, and green hydrogen. He
added that, as part of international cooperation, key action plans
have been drawn up to turn Karabakh, East Zangezur, and Nakhchivan
into “green energy” zones.
Elmir Musayev, CEO of SOCAR Green, the subsidiary of the State
Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), highlighted efforts to
decarbonize oil and gas facilities and consolidate expertise in
Azerbaijan through international collaboration.
Murad Sadigov, Director of Masdar Azerbaijan LLC; Polina
Lyubomirova, Director of Business Development at ACWA Power; Ayla
Azizova, Senior Finance Manager for Azerbaijan–Georgia–Türkiye
region at bp; James Humphrey, Executive Director of the Xlinks
project; Wiebke Schloemer, Director for Western Balkans and South
Caucasus at the International Finance Corporation; and others spoke
of the prospects in the renewable energy sector.
