BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 26. Today's project is the first among many to come. As I said, three investment agreements will be signed today, but our plans are much broader. We plan to work together to produce in phases up to 10 gigawatts of renewables, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said at an official inauguration ceremony of the 230 MW Garadagh Solar Power Plant, Trend reports.
Pointing out that this will be a total revolution in the energy development of the region, the head of state noted that Azerbaijan is a country where the first oil in the world was produced in the middle of 19th century.
“And now, having in mind that still we are rich in fossil fuel resources, we are moving towards green agenda. This is a deliberate choice. This is our contribution not only to the future development of Azerbaijan, but to the issues related to the climate change,” the President of Azerbaijan underlined.