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| Azerbaijan Interconnection Law an Issue for Hydro | Baku, Fineko/abc.az. International investors do not consider Azeri legislation as sufficient to construct private power stations in the country. | |
| Hydro Rehab Needed and Considered in Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani Government charged Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan to establish order of hydroelectric power stations rehabilitation Mingechevir cascade being first priority. | |
| Bank Engineer Reviews Azerbaijan Hydro Potential | KfW launches effort to develop small hydropower projects in Azerbaijan
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. German bank KfW’s engineer for hydroelectric power stations (HPSs) traveled to Azerbaijan. “His trip goal is preliminary study of prospects of preparing and realization of a pilot project of small HPSs in accordance with a programme of Azerenerji (Azerbaijan State Electric Company),” the KfW office said.
The Azerenerji Programme includes construction of around 20 small HPSs.
“Study will be conducted in Gakh and Zagatala area in which such stations operated once. | |
| Azerbaijan Wind Plan Grows | Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The Ministry of Industry & Energy (MIE) of Azerbaijan and South Korea’s STX Energy have completed talks relating to updating the STX’s feasibility study on a wind power station project in country’s Gobustan region (39 km far of Baku).
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| Fifty Small and Medium Size Hydropower Stations for Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan, Baku /corr. TrendCapital A. Badalova / Azerbaijan’s Minister of Industry and Energy, Natig Aliyev said on 3 October at a meeting with the Turkish entrepreneurs that in the near future, Azerbaijan will begin constructing some fifty small- and medium-sized hydroelectric power stations. | |
| Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Efforts Reviewed | The Azerbaijani government has recognized this challenge and launched new initiatives for the use of alternative energy. These alternative energy sources can be funded with profits generated by the exploitation and sale of the country’s oil reserves. | |
| Azerbaijan Wind Power Project Possible by 2009 | A South Korean company is interested in a possible 20 MW wind project on the Caspian Sea. | |
| Azerbaijan Hydro Reconstruction Planned | Reconstruction of the Mingyachaur hydroelectric power plant is planned by the Azerenergy state power generator. | |
| Azerbaijan Plans Renewable Energy Assessment | The project, supported by the Government of Finland, and the Asian Development Bank, developed an action plan to boost renewable energy development and design pilot projects for the most appropriate renewable energy options. | |
| Biomass Co-firing in Europe - Conference | On behalf of the Integrated European Network for Biomass Co-firing (NETBIOCOF), you are invited to join us at the International Conference in Biomass Co-firing in Europe. This event will be held on July 2-4, 2007 in Budapest, Hungary.
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| Azerbaijan Agreements on Renewable Energy Signed | Mr. Marco Borsotti, UNDP Resident Representative, and Mr. Natig Aliyev, the Minister of Industry and Energy, have signed two agreements to support development of renewable energy in Azerbaijan, with a focus on hydro and wind energy. | |
| Hot bioethanol sector helps out agriculture | A project combining a bioethanol plant, a port and a logistics centre being undertaken by Switzerland’s Sirabel and Hungarian investors will soon enter its second phase. The HUF 55 billion (EUR 203 million) project on the Danube in southern Hungary is near Fadd-Dombori. | |
| Wind Potential in Azerbaijan | Azerenergy has investigated the potential for wind energy in some regions, and further measures towards implementation are expected. | |
| Azerbaijan Considers Renewables | Influential companies of the world submitted many proposals to the Ministry of Industry and Energy (MIE) to start using alternative energy sources, especially wind and solar energy.
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| More Biogas Plants for Azerbaijan | The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources is continuing its implementaion of biogas plants, with several operating plants and two more in development. | |
| Energy Agreement Planned between Azerbaijan and Georgia | Georgia and Azerbaijan are planning to sign an agreement for synchronizing the two countries' energy systems, Nika Gilauri, the Georgian Minister of Fuel and Energy said at a news briefing on July 28. | |
| Azerbaijan Wrestles With Environmental Issues Related to Energy Development | The increase in oil production associated with the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline may generate windfall profits, but with the financial gain comes an assortment of ecological problems that some environmentalists say continue to be overlooked. | |
| US Energy Secretary Bodman Travels to Moscow, Baku, Kiev to Discuss Energy and Nuclear Security | Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman next week will hold discussions with senior officials on a variety of energy and nuclear safety issues, including encouraging the development of diverse energy resources. | |
| Azeri-Iranian Deal to Quadruple Power Exchange | Azarenerji and Iranian energy company Sunir have signed several agreements to boost the capacity for power exchange between the two countries and Russia. | |
| Azerbaijan: Regions to inaugurate alternative energy | A benchmark wind energy station is expected to come on stream by the end of the year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Energy. | |