Azerbaijan reduces gas use with renewable energy
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Azerbaijan saved 840 million cubic meters of natural gas between January and September 2026 by using renewable energy sources to generate electricity.
Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov reported a significant increase in renewable energy’s share of the country’s electricity production. In 2025, renewable sources provided 13.4% of the 28.7 billion kilowatt-hours generated, but this rose to 20% of the 21.2 billion kilowatt-hours produced during the first nine months of 2026.
The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, an Azerbaijani region, successfully met its electricity needs entirely with renewable energy from April 21 to July 2 of this year. Azerbaijan is currently building 11 new solar and wind power plants with a combined capacity of 2 gigawatts as part of its green energy development plan. Three plants are already operating, and the “Bilasuvar” and “Shams 1” solar plants are slated to come online before the end of 2026.
These new facilities will eventually generate 5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, saving over 1.1 billion cubic meters of natural gas and cutting carbon emissions by 2.4 million metric tons.
