Azerbaijan scales up renewable energy with new solar plant
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In Azerbaijan, Universal Energy inaugurated the 100 MW Gobustan solar power plant in Baku’s Garadagh district on September 16. This project marks the country’s first renewable energy facility developed through an auction process and Universal Energy’s first project in Azerbaijan.
The new plant is part of a larger push for renewable energy that began in 2026, including the 240 MW Khizi-Absheron wind farm built by ACWA Power of Saudi Arabia.
The Gobustan plant will generate around 200 million kWh of electricity each year, saving approximately 45 million cubic meters of natural gas and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 97,000 tons annually. Azerbaijan is also building additional renewable energy facilities, particularly in areas previously under occupation, with a combined solar and hydroelectric potential expected to reach 700 MW in those territories. President Ilham Aliyev stated that Azerbaijan plans to significantly expand renewable energy construction in the coming years.
The country is moving beyond simply increasing power generation to developing a complete energy ecosystem including generation, storage, transmission, and consumption, with a long-term goal of becoming an exporter of green energy. Azerbaijan is currently assessing a route to export electricity through Georgia, the Black Sea, Romania, and Hungary.
