BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 5
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
The 5-megawatt solar power station in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic was finalized on April 5 2021, which brings the total capacity of the solar power plant, built with Belgian technology (Soltech/PED-Aver), to 32 megawatt, Bert Schoofs, Ambassador of Belgium to Azerbaijan, told Trend.
He recalled that December 31, 2020 was a very important date in the energy relations between Azerbaijan and Belgium.
“At the day the Trans-Atlantic-Pipeline (TAP), the last part of the Southern Gas Corridor, became operational. With 19 percent of the shares, the Belgian company Fluxys is an important stake holder of TAP. Moreover, SOCAR and Fluxys are partners in other strategic energy projects. So you see, in traditional (oil and gas) energy and renewables (solar) Belgian companies continue to be active in Azerbaijan,” noted the envoy.
Schoofs pointed out that for years, Azerbaijani and Belgian authorities have been partners in many economic sectors.
“The most obvious ones are energy, infrastructure, logistics and the medical and pharmaceutical sector. It is interesting to see that more than one year of COVID-19 didn’t stop these positive dynamics. Even if physical trade missions obviously are on hold due to the corona policies worldwide, business is going on and Belgian companies keep on being active on the Azerbaijani market,” he said.
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