Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Ankara Resad Mammadov stated that companies from Turkiye show interest in renewable energy projects in the country.
Mammadov evaluated the cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkiye in the field of renewable energy to the AA correspondent.
Emphasizing that Azerbaijan is one of the countries with high potential in terms of renewable energy resources, Mammadov said, “Our country’s potential for economically viable and technically usable renewable energy resources is evaluated as 27 thousand megawatts, of which 3,000 megawatts of wind, 23 thousand megawatts of solar, 380 megawatts of bioenergy and 520 megawatts of rivers.”
It is aimed to establish renewable energy power plants in Karabakh
Noting that the Renewable Energy Resources State Agency affiliated to the Ministry of Energy was established in Azerbaijan in September 2020, Mammadov reminded that in May 2021, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on the establishment of a “Green Energy Zone” in the liberated territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Ambassador Mammadov noted that in this context, studies are carried out with the aim of learning the potential of solar, wind, biomass, thermal, geothermal and other renewable energy sources in the said regions and establishing energy supply by establishing facilities for renewable resources.
Companies from Turkiye are preparing for wind projects in Kelbecer and Lacin
Pointing out that Tekfen Construction signed a memorandum of understanding with the Azerbaijani Ministry of Energy in 2018 on cooperation in the field of alternative and renewable energy, Ambassador Mammadov said:
“Turkish companies Achar Energy, Eksim Holding, Best Brands Energy Group, Renevo Energy, Solar APEX, Zorlu Enerji have stated that they are interested in renewable energy projects to be realized in our country. The information request document prepared by the Ministry of Energy regarding the implementation of the wind power plant project with a total capacity of up to 100 megawatts in order to provide the energy of the liberated Kelbecer and Lacin provinces through renewable energy was presented to Turkish companies.”
Source: AA / Prepared by Irem Yildiz