BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 2. Azerbaijan has significant renewable energy potential, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said at the meeting with US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy in the Bureau of Energy Resources Laura Lochman, Trend reports.
The head of state noted that the foundation laid by the Southern Gas Corridor provided favorable conditions for renewable energy cooperation. President Ilham Aliyev highlighted the significant renewable energy potential in both the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian sea and onshore including the liberated territories, and underlined the importance of the 1st Green Energy Advisory Council Ministerial Meeting and the first meeting of the Steering Committee for implementation of the “Agreement on a strategic partnership in the field of green energy development and transmission between the Governments of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary”. According to President Ilham Aliyev, both events complement each other.