“Everyone can see that the economic and financial crisis in the world is not over yet. Nevertheless, the commissioning of these huge facilities built in Azerbaijan at our own expense shows our financial capacity, our financial independence, our technical capabilities. It also shows that a lot has been done in the field of electricity in recent years, and this work continues. Because the growing demand, both domestic and foreign, our growing exports necessitate this,” said President Ilham Aliyev in an interview with AZERTAC following the opening ceremony of the “Gobu” Power Station of “Gobu” Energy Junction.

“Azerbaijan produced 27 billion kilowatt-hours and exported 1.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity last year. This is a record figure. In other words, we have already become a very serious exporter of electricity. As I said, both domestic demand and the demand for our energy abroad will prompt us to take further steps,” President Ilham Aliyev emphasized.

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency