Armenia confirms no formal participation in Azerbaijan-Romania undersea cable

Armenia has not yet formalised its participation in the Black Sea energy cable project, according to the country’s Ministry of High-Tech Industry.

“Regarding the project to lay an energy cable across the Black Sea, no documents or memoranda involving the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of Armenia have been signed,” the ministry clarified, Caliber.Az reports per Armenian media.

Armenian media outlets note that the undersea energy cable project, connecting Azerbaijan and Romania via Georgia with a future link to Hungary, has been under discussion for several years. Armenia officially expressed interest in the project only at the end of October 2023.

The Black Sea Energy Cable Project, also known as the Black Sea Submarine Electricity Cable or Green Energy Corridor, is an ambitious initiative to transmit up to 4 gigawatts (GW) of clean, renewable electricity—primarily from wind and solar sources in the Caucasus region—across the Black Sea to Europe. Launched in December 2022, the project aims to enhance EU energy security and support the bloc's 2050 net-zero emissions goals by creating a new east-west transmission route.

The 1,200-km undersea cable would connect Azerbaijan and Georgia on the eastern shore to Romania on the western side, with onward links to Hungary and potentially the broader European grid via existing infrastructure.

By Khagan Isayev