- Azerbaijan and China are expanding their renewable energy partnership with projects totalling 1,000 MW by 2032.
- The collaboration supports Azerbaijan’s goal to become a regional hub for clean energy and advances both nations’ green transition agendas.
Azerbaijan and China are expanding cooperation in renewable energy, strengthening a strategic partnership that aligns with both nations’ long-term goals for sustainable development and energy transition.
Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister, Parviz Shahbazov, stated that he met with Lu Xu, Vice President of China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited (CEEC), to discuss projects in wind and solar energy production and export.
The talks also covered plans to develop transmission networks, establish a Joint Research Centre for Green Energy Development, and supply equipment for solar power plants with a combined capacity of 760 megawatts, Shahbazov said on X.
The discussions build on the Joint Declaration on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Relations signed in Beijing in April 2024, which set the stage for cooperation on renewable energy, technology transfer, and infrastructure modernisation. Under the agreement, Azerbaijan and CEEC aim to implement projects totalling at least 1,000 MW by 2032.
Azerbaijan’s government said collaboration with China supports its goal of becoming a regional clean energy hub and exporting renewable electricity to Europe. The partnership also complements Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, which has increasingly focused on sustainable energy investment.
Officials said deepening ties with China would give Azerbaijan access to green technologies and financing needed to diversify its energy mix beyond hydrocarbons.
“The green energy partnership reflects the strategic alignment and mutual trust between Azerbaijan and China,” Shahbazov said earlier this month, adding that President Ilham Aliyev’s multidimensional foreign policy continues to drive progress in the sector.
If fully realised, the initiatives could transform the Caspian region into a key centre for renewable energy innovation and export, reinforcing Azerbaijan’s position as an emerging clean energy hub.