Azerbaijan to allocate 300 ha of land for building renewable energy sources in Baku

State-owned land in the administrative territory of Baku city will be designated as a territory of renewable energy sources.

The relevant decision was signed by Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov, APA reports.

More than 300 hectares of land will be allocated for the construction of a solar power plant (SPP) in Pirsaat.

Azerbaijan is one of the countries with high renewable energy potential. In addition to being rich in energy resources and recognised as an energy exporter in the world, Azerbaijan pays special attention to the use of renewable energy sources as well. One of the main goals of the energy security policy implemented under the leadership of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev is to strengthen the use of renewable energy sources in the country.

Renewables are expected to make up 30 per cent of Azerbaijan’s electricity generation by 2030. Estimates put the renewable energy potential of Azerbaijan at 37,000 MW, 10,000 of which have been unveiled after the liberation of the country’s territories from the Armenian occupation in 2020.

The potential of wind power stands at 59.2 per cent of the overall renewable energy potential of Azerbaijan. The solar power comes in at number two with a total of 8,000 MW potential. Biomass, geothermal, and hydropower (excluding large hydropower stations) are also introduced as promising renewables at 900 MW, 800 MW, and 650 MW, respectively.

The Azerbaijani government also plans to transform the liberated Karabakh (Garabagh) and East Zangazur regions fully into a “Net-Zero Emission” Zone as a priority within the ongoing reconstruction and development projects, as well as reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 40 per cent by 2050. The green energy potential of the liberated territories of Azerbaijan includes almost all types of renewable energy sources, including hydro, solar, wind, and geothermal.

The Caspian Sea sector of Azerbaijan has also 157 GW of renewable energy potential.