Turkey and Azerbaijan have announced plans to establish a new electricity corridor aimed at strengthening energy connectivity between the Caspian region and Southeast Europe. The proposal was announced by Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar during Baku Energy Week. The planned transmission network is being positioned as the electricity-sector equivalent of the Trans-Anatolian…
Masdar, SOCAR Green, and ACWA Power have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop 3.5 GW of offshore wind capacity in the Azerbaijan section of the Caspian Sea. These will be the country’s first offshore wind farms, supporting Azerbaijan’s renewable energy, green hydrogen, and water desalination goals. The MoU was signed by key leaders:…
Arctech’s SkyLine II solar tracker system has been successfully used in Azerbaijan’s largest utility-scale solar project, a 312 MW plant located in the Garadagh Gobi Desert. The Garadagh solar plant spans 550 hectares and generates 500 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually, powering 110,000 households and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by over 200,000 tonnes each year. The…