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Azerbaijan and China have reached agreement on the construction of new solar and wind power plants in Azerbaijan and a battery energy storage system, the Azertag state agency reports.
They will be implemented by Chinese companies working in collaboration with Azerbaijan-based developers. Azerbaijan's Ministry of Energy has signed three investment agreements for three separate solar projects involving cooperation from Chinese companies.
Does Azerbaijan have a solar project?
Azerbaijan's Ministry of Energy has signed three investment agreements for three separate solar projects involving cooperation from Chinese companies. The first agreement is for the evaluation, development and implementation of a 160 MW solar plant.
The second agreement concerns a 100 MW solar power plant to be built in the Gobustan district of eastern Azerbaijan. It is between the ministry, Universal Solar Azerbaijan LLC and an unnamed Chinese company whose cooperation was determined through an auction.
What's going on with Azerbaijan's new floating solar power plant?
The third announced project is a 100 MW floating solar power plant with a 30 MWh battery storage system to be located on Lake Boyukshor, close to Azerbaijan's capital Baku. The agreement is in place between the ministry, Socar Green and China Datang Overseas Investment Co. Ltd, which is set to be the main investor.
How much solar power does Azerbaijan have?
Azerbaijan's cumulative solar capacity stood at 293 MW by the end of 2024, according to figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Work on a 240 MW project in southwestern Azerbaijan began last November, the same month funding was secured for two solar projects in the southeast of the country that will total 760 MW.
Will Azerbaijan get a 2 GW wind project?
Separate agreements for a 2 GW offshore wind project and another 2 MW wind project were also signed. In November, China's Huantai Energy Co., Ltd. secured a contract to build 100 MW of solar in eastern Azerbaijan, after submitting the lowest bid of $0.0354/kWh in the country's first renewables auction.