Azerbaijan’s president attends opening of Gobustan solar power plant PHOTO

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on September 16 attended the opening of the 100-megawatt Gobustan solar power plant in Baku’s Garadagh district.

Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov, Chinese Ambassador to Azerbaijan Lu Mei and Yi Nan, Chief Executive Officer of Universal International Holdings Limited, welcomed the president at the ceremony, Caliber.Az reports per state media.

Aliyev was briefed on the Gobustan solar power plant, Universal Energy and the company’s activities in Azerbaijan. It was noted that the Shanghai-based company develops solutions in green energy and energy storage systems and implements projects not only in China but also in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Under a decision adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers in 2023, a 300.77-hectare plot of land in the Pirsaat settlement of Baku’s Garadagh district was designated for the construction of a solar power plant. The site was subsequently put up for auction, with China’s Universal International Holdings Limited winning the tender in 2024.

The Gobustan solar power plant project is Universal Energy’s first project to be implemented in Azerbaijan.