In January 2020, Masdar signed an implementation agreement to develop a utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Azerbaijan. The Garadagh Solar Power Plant is the country’s first independent utility-scale solar project based on foreign investment and structured as a public-private partnership.
The installations include the 445 MW Bilasuvar PV project and the 315 MW Neftchala solar plant, both in southeastern Azerbaijan. Investors signed investment agreements for the projects in October 2023 and have since signed power purchase agreements, transmission connection agreements, and land lease agreements.
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated on Thursday the 230-MW photovoltaic station located in Garadagh, just 23 kilometers southwest of Baku and constructed by the UAE-based Masdar Clean Energy Company.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology of the United Arab Emirates Sultan Ahmad Al Jaber attended the ceremony. The Garadagh Solar PV Plant is the largest solar power plant in the Caspian region and the CIS. The plant was built at the expense of foreign investment worth $262 million.
“Laying the foundation of 3 stations with a capacity of 1 GW is not only a first in the field of green energy in Azerbaijan, but also a bright indicator of our solidarity and commitment to the energy transition,” said Shahbazov. Masdar completed a 230 MW solar plant in Garadagh, near Baku, in October 2023.
Azerbaijan has set a target of generating 30% of its energy capacity from renewables by 2030. The country’s total solar capacity reached 282 MW at the end of last year, according to figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Azerbaijan’s first-ever solar auction, for a 100 MW project, launched earlier this year.
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