ELNUR SOLTANOV

The preparation of a feasibility study on the possibility of exporting electricity from Central Asian countries to Europe through the territory of Azerbaijan will begin this year, the Deputy Energy Minister of Azerbaijan Elnur Soltanov told reporters, Trend reports.

He noted that the technical condition for attracting companies to carry out the work outlined within the project is already ready.

Within the groundbreaking ceremony of the Khizi-Absheron Wind Power Plant with a capacity of 240 MW, a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of offshore wind energy was signed between the Ministry of Energy and ACWA Power of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Energy Ministry reports.

Deputy Minister of Energy Elnur Soltanov and the Chief Investment Officer of ACWA Power Clive Turton signed the document.

The Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan has presented a concept for the development of “green energy” to the government, the ministry’s Deputy Head Elnur Soltanov said at the Rebuild Karabakh and BakuBuild exhibitions that opened on Oct.20 at the Baku Expo Center.

Source: https://en.trend.az/business/energy/3500998.html

The call of Azerbaijan on the establishment of a green energy zone in the country’s liberated territories covering the Karabakh region was positively appreciated by international structures, reports the Ministry of Energy.

Opportunities for cooperating with international financial institutions for the creation of such zone were discussed at the coordination meeting held online by the ministry, and the international structures voiced their interest in the relevant cooperation.