Ilham Aliyev: Garabagh, East Zangazur solar and hydropower capacity to near 700 MW within two years

Within approximately one or two years the combined solar and hydropower generation capacity of Garabagh and East Zangazur will reach nearly 700 megawatts.

Report informs that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said this on May 9 at a meeting with residents of Shukurbayli village in Jabrayil district.

The head of state noted that Azerbaijan's largest solar power plants are also being constructed in Jabrayil - three plants with a total capacity of 340 megawatts.

"Today, 340 megawatts would be sufficient to illuminate the entirety of Garabagh. At the same time, considering that we have already commissioned more than 300 megawatts of hydroelectric power plants in Zangilan, Lachin, and Kalbajar, within approximately one or two years the combined solar and hydropower generation capacity of this region will reach nearly 700 megawatts.

This will bring tremendous benefits to both the country and employment. All liberated territories are being connected with the rest of our country through roads, airports, electricity lines, and water infrastructure. We will also utilize the water resources of the Khudaferin and Giz Galasi reservoirs, along with the electricity generated there. Thus, we will once again demonstrate to the entire world that we are a nation that builds and creates, while also being a nation capable of fighting. We reclaimed these lands through sacrifice and bloodshed - may Allah rest the souls of all our martyrs in peace - and we achieved a brilliant Victory. This Victory is unparalleled in modern history and will likely remain so. We must take pride in this eternal Victory. The younger generation must be raised in this spirit - at home, within families, and in schools - so that from now on we may continue to live proudly as a victorious country and nation," President Ilham Aliyev said.