Official: Azerbaijan–Türkiye green energy corridor feasibility study to start in 2026

Preparatory work on a key green energy transmission project linking Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye and Bulgaria is set to advance this year with the launch of a preliminary feasibility study, a senior Bulgarian official has said.

Bulgarian Deputy Energy Minister Kirill Temelkov announced the plan during Baku Energy Week, saying participants in the Azerbaijan–Georgia–Türkiye–Bulgaria (AGTB) green energy corridor initiative were intensifying coordination on the project’s early-stage development, Caliber.Az reports via local media.

“We are working intensively on its implementation and plan to begin a preliminary feasibility study this year together with our partners from Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Georgia,” Temelkov said.

The corridor, first proposed in 2024 by the presidents of Azerbaijan and Bulgaria — Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Rumen Radev of Bulgaria — is designed to facilitate the transmission and cross-border trade of renewable electricity between the South Caucasus and South-Eastern Europe.

Temelkov also held talks with Azerbaijani Deputy Energy Minister Orkhan Zeynalov on the project’s next steps. According to official statements, the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to advancing the initiative, including work on an intergovernmental agreement among the four participating countries and the preparation of a detailed implementation roadmap.

Energy officials from the four states signed a memorandum of cooperation on green energy in April 2025, formally laying the groundwork for the corridor project, which is intended to strengthen regional energy connectivity and expand renewable power exports.

By Aghakazim Guliyev