Azerbaijan to build two solar power plants
The projects will be built in collaboration with bp and Nobel Energy.
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Azerbaijan, Baku: Azerbaijan, bp and Nobel Energy will lay foundation stones for two more solar power plants as part of the creation of a green energy zone in the Eastern Zangezur economic region. This was announced by the country’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov. He said that, by 2027, in the first stage of partnership, Azerbaijan plans to implement new renewable energy projects with a volume of roughly 2 GW, thus increasing the share of renewable energy in the country’s installed capacity to 33%.
“The Shafag solar power plant with a capacity of 240 MW will be a demonstration project for the decarbonization of the oil and gas sector. The renewable energy generated at this power plant will be used to electrify one of the world’s largest oil and gas terminals, located in Sangachal. Also, in April of this year, we announced the first auction on renewable energy sources for the construction of a solar power plant with a capacity of 100 MW, the results of the auction will be announced during COP29,” Minister Shahbazov said.
Source: news.az
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