BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 20. In addition to traditional markets, Azerbaijan is considering three routes to export green energy to Europe, the country’s energy minister Parviz Shahbazov said in his article published in the Respublika newspaper, Trend reports October 20.
“The first one is the Azerbaijan-Türkiye-Europe Energy Corridor through Nakhchivan, the second one will run through Georgia and Türkiye, and the third one is a submarine electrical and digital communication project through the Black Sea, which will connect Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary,” the minister said.
Shahbazov noted that corresponding agreements have been reached to export 75 MW of electricity from Nakhchivan to Türkiye and ENTSO-E has issued permissions to implement this project.
“We will build a new line from Zangezur to Nakhchivan and from there to Iran. In this context, the Jabrayil energy hub will help increase the country's export potential. The construction of the 330-kV Jabrayil substation is of strategic importance. As part of this project, at the first stage, the 330-kV Agjabedi and Imishli substations will be completely reconstructed. At present, a 330-kilovolt transmission line is being laid from these power plants to Jabrayil and the Jabrayil nodal substation is being built.
At the second stage, a 255-kilometer 330 kV double-circuit power transmission line will be laid through the Zangezur corridor from the Jabrayil junction substation to Nakhchivan in order to connect Nakhchivan to the country's main energy system, and a 330-kV substation will be built. At the third stage, to create Azerbaijan-(Nakhchivan)-Türkiye-Europe energy hub, an additional substation will be built in Nakhchivan in accordance with European energy standards to convert 330 kilovolts to 400 kilovolts, and a double-circuit 400-kilovolts power transmission line will be built from Nakhchivan to Türkiye,” said the minister.
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