Azerbaijan to soon replace all outdated power plants - deputy minister
Date
3/30/2022 8:03:24 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 30. Azerbaijan's Energy
Ministry plans to soon replace all outdated Soviet-era power plants
with new ones, Deputy Minister Elnur Soltanov said at an
international conference dedicated to discussing global challenges
at ADA University, Trend reports.
'Some 93-94 percent of the electricity produced in Azerbaijan
comes from thermal power plants, requiring the use of a large
amount of gas,' Soltanov noted. 'In this regard, there is a plan,
namely a government program aimed at increasing the production of
electricity from renewable energy sources.'
The price for electricity in Azerbaijan is much lower than in
many other countries, he added.
Tags:
- power plants
- Elnur Soltanov
- Azerbaijani Ministry of Energy
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