Antalya:Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Georgia, and Bulgaria have officially signed the "Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the Field of Clean Energy" in Antalya during COP31. This agreement marks a significant step towards enhancing cooperation in clean energy transmission and connectivity among the four countries.
According to Azeri-Press news agency, the document was signed by Azerbaijan's Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov, Türkiye's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Georgia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Mariam Kvrivishvili, and Bulgaria's Minister of Energy Iva Petrova.
The agreement focuses on developing the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Türkiye-Bulgaria green energy corridor, enhancing regional energy connectivity, and diversifying transmission routes. It includes cooperation in the transmission and supply of clean electricity, establishing necessary conditions for secure and uninterrupted transmission, and improving fiber-optic communications.
This initiative is expected to boost the export of electricity from Azerbaijan's renewable sources to Turkish and European markets, fortify the energy security of the partner nations, and position Azerbaijan as an interregional electricity hub.