BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 11
Trend:
We have already become a very serious exporter of electricity, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in an interview to Azerbaijan State News Agency-AZERTAC, Trend reports.
"The “Gobu” Energy Junction is one of the largest energy facilities built in recent years. If we take into account that the “Yashma” substation was launched at the beginning of the week, everyone can see how much work has been done in the field of energy in Azerbaijan in just one week. Of course, the construction of these huge energy facilities took time. However, the construction of such huge energy facilities in the shortest possible time shows how strong our potential is," President Ilham Aliyev said.
"The commissioning of a large substation in Yashma at the beginning of the week will serve energy sustainability. The 750-megawatt substation will, of course, play an important part in our energy system. The opening of the 385-megawatt “Gobu” Power Plant today will greatly increase our generation capacity, of course. A 1,000-megawatt substation was built near this station in just one year. I should also say that only Azerbaijani companies, Azerbaijani specialists and workers took part in the implementation of these large-scale projects. In other words, it shows that we have a very strong technical capacity and human resources," Azerbaijani president said.
"Everyone can see that the economic and financial crisis in the world is not over yet. Nevertheless, the commissioning of these huge facilities built in Azerbaijan at our own expense shows our financial capacity, our financial independence, our technical capabilities. It also shows that a lot has been done in the field of electricity in recent years, and this work continues. Because the growing demand, both domestic and foreign, our growing exports necessitate this. I should also note that Azerbaijan produced 27 billion kilowatt-hours and exported 1.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity last year. This is a record figure. In other words, we have already become a very serious exporter of electricity. As I said, both domestic demand and the demand for our energy abroad will prompt us to take further steps," the head of state said.