Azerbaijan will continue being a reliable exporter of traditional energy sources to Europe but the South Caucasus nation plans to also advance the development of renewable energy projects, Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov told NE Global in an interview.
“We are a traditional producer and exporter of fossil fuels and now we entering the new phase when we are going to produce also renewable sources of energy and, in accordance with the best practices we have had in the past, we’re discussing now and seeking for the ways to transport the surplus renewable sources of energy that we have in Azerbaijan,” Shahbazov said, speaking on the sidelines of the Astana International Forum on June 9.
“Azerbaijan processes onshore and offshore extremely huge amounts of renewable sources of energy and, of course, the more renewable sources of energy are used domestically, the more natural gas we have for export,” he added.
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