BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 3. The Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power have signed a "Memorandum of Understanding on the implementation of an onshore wind energy project with a capacity of 1 GW," Trend reports via the Ministry of Energy.
The document was signed in Baku during the 9th ministerial meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council and the 1st Ministerial meeting of the Green Energy Advisory Council.
As Chairman of ACWA Power Mohammad Abunayan said, Azerbaijan is moving towards a cleaner and more sustainable future under wise and far-sighted leadership.
"We, as ACWA Power, highly value our relations with Azerbaijani partners and are pleased to expand our role in accelerating the transformation of the country's energy sector today by signing new agreements," he added.
The cooperation is currently underway with ACWA Power on the construction of the Khizi-Absheron wind farm with a capacity of 240 MW.