AREA: 7 GW of renewable energy projects to be implemented in Azerbaijan by 2030

It is planned to implement 7 GW of renewable energy projects in Azerbaijan by 2030, Jabrayil Aliyev, an official of the Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency under the Ministry of Energy, said at the SPECA 2023 Economic Forum, themed “Turning SPECA region into a global hub” held in Baku today, Report informs.

He said that 2 GW of the energy obtained from those projects is intended for domestic consumption, and 4 GW is intended for transmission from the Caspian Sea to the European Union: “1 GW of energy will be directed from Azerbaijan to Türkiye and Europe.”

Aliyev recalled that Azerbaijan has declared the liberated territories a green energy zone: “Here, green technologies and energy efficiency are planned to be applied in projects, and there are goals related to the promotion of solar panels, modern parking lots, and electric cars.”