Pashinyan: Armenia interested in importing electricity from Azerbaijan

Armenia is discussing the possibility of importing electricity from several countries, including Azerbaijan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a briefing on Thursday.

Report quotes him as saying Armenia is exploring opportunities to import electricity from Azerbaijan.

"There are different modes of electricity supply. Sometimes countries have a surplus, while at other times they have a need. Given Armenia's investments in artificial intelligence, we need to understand whether, if necessary, it would be possible to import electricity from somewhere, including Azerbaijan," Pashinyan said, commenting on the meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani representatives in Lachin on issues of electricity export and import.

He also noted that Armenia is discussing these issues with Georgia, Türkiye and Iran.

On August 25, representatives of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Energy and Azerenerji OJSC, as well as Armenia's Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure and the Armenian Electricity System Operator, held a working meeting in Lachin. They discussed the possibilities of importing and exporting electricity between the two countries, as well as potential options for connecting the two countries' energy infrastructure at the state border.