BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 21. At the second Green Energy Advisory Council the focus will be on the development of the vast offshore wind and solar energy capacities in Azerbaijan, EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson said in an exclusive interview with Trend.
“We welcome that Azerbaijan joined at COP28 the Global Pledge to triple renewable capacity and double energy efficiency gains worldwide by 2030. This was an important milestone in the implementation our energy partnership. We will be working closely with the COP29 Presidency team to implement the Pledge and to make the Baku COP29 a success. At the second Green Energy Advisory Council the focus will be on the development of the vast offshore wind and solar energy capacities in Azerbaijan, as well as development of physical interconnections and market integration at regional level,” said the commissioner.
Simson went on to add that the upcoming meetings in Baku will be an opportunity for European officials and companies to engage further with partners on the development of offshore wind energy capacity and to facilitate investment by European businesses into the Azerbaijani market.
“In this context, we are encouraging Azerbaijan’s authorities to proceed as soon as possible with the implementation of an open and transparent auctioning regime for renewable energy projects,” she said.
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