Azerbaijan’s green energy corridor could deliver 20 billion kWh a year by 2040

Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said regional electricity interconnections are becoming increasingly important, linking countries with surplus power to high-demand markets, strengthening energy security and helping balance the variable output of solar and wind power. In an article published in the Azerbaijan newspaper, he described the 21st century as the “century of connectivity.”

One of the key projects is the Caspian-Black Sea-Europe Green Energy Corridor, which aims to bring the Caspian region’s renewable energy potential to European markets. The corridor is planned to start operating in stages from 2032, connecting Azerbaijan and Georgia with Romania, Hungary and other European markets via an undersea cable across the Black Sea.

The approximately 3,000-kilometer corridor is expected to reach a transmission capacity of 4 gigawatts and could enable at least 8 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity in the region. From 2040, it could transmit around 20 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity to Europe annually, and reduce carbon emissions by up to 3.6 million tonnes a year.