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Europe’s expenditure on Azerbaijani gas imports in April 2023 have reached nearly 490 million euros, Trend learned from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2023, Azerbaijan supplied 1.047 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Europe, resulting in export revenues of 488,241,329 euros. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan’s energy …

Azerbaijan has begun installation of solar panels at its 230 MW Garadagh plant, the country’s first major solar power plant. Developed by United Arab Emirates-based renewable energy company Masdar, the plant is expected to be operating by the end of this year, producing 500 gigawatt hours (GWh) annually. Azerbaijan has …

With the expansion capacity of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) Project, Azerbaijan will correspondingly increase its gas exports to Turkey to 10.2 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Türkiye, Rashad Mammadov, told Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview. According to the Natural Gas Market 2022 Sector …

The UK has invested $34 billion in Azerbaijan’s economy, Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan Parviz Shahbazov said during the meeting with British Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Azerbaijan, Baroness Emma Nicholson, Trend reports. According to him, issues of switching to “clean” energy were discussed during the meeting. “We discussed issues …

Amid a slump in EU gas prices, the continent is rushing to diversify its natural gas imports. Oilprice.com wrote yesterday that Russian gas giant Gazprom has seen its 2022 revenue and market share in Europe collapse as a result of Western sanctions. While Russia is busy trying to re-route exports …

Azerbaijan’s total renewable energy capacity in 2022 amounted to 1,339 MW, Trend reports via the latest publication from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). According to the report, renewable energy capacity in the country over the last year increased by 1.74 percent year-on-year (1,316 MW in 2021). At the same …

On April 10, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev paid a one-day official visit to Kazakhstan (President.az, April 10). This visit took place about six months after the first official visit of Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as the head of state to Azerbaijan in August 2022 (The Astana Times, August 24, 2022). …

Cooperation between Türkiye and Azerbaijan in the field of energy is rapidly developing. Turkish BOTAS and Azerbaijan’s SOCAR have established a joint venture to supply gas to Europe,” said Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez as he addressed CNN Turk TV channel. He noted that the Balkan …

On February 13, the groundbreaking ceremony was held in Baku for the largest thermal power station (TSP) yet to be built in Azerbaijan with a planned capacity of 1,280 megawatts (MW) (Apa.az, February 13). The project’s total value is estimated at around $400 million, which is two to three times …

The transportation of Kazakh oil through Azerbaijan will begin this year, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Roman Vasilenko said at a briefing, Trend reports via Kazakh media. “The transportation of Kazakh oil through in the direction of Aktau – Baku will start in 2023,” he said. The deputy …