(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 3. The UK is ready to
share its experience in offshore wind energy deployment with
Azerbaijan, Kenan Poleo, HM Trade Commissioner for Eastern Europe
and Central Asia, told trend .
'As a country with one of the largest installed capacities of
offshore wind in the world and the largest pipeline of projects in
Europe, we stand ready to share the UK experience of developing the
industry with Azerbaijan,' he said.
Poleo also pointed out that the UK has also helped fund the
offshore wind roadmap for Azerbaijan which was launched jointly by
the World Bank and IFC in June this year.
'We organized a visit to the world's largest grid-connected
floating offshore wind farm in Kinradine for the Azerbaijani
delegation led by Minister Shahbazov later that month within the
fifth session of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission between the
UK and Azerbaijan,' he noted.
He noted that Azerbaijan has a great renewable energy potential,
and this is the area where the UK-Azerbaijan energy cooperation
should be expanded sooner.
'The UK is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050
which means that we have enhanced our capabilities across a wide
range of renewable energy technologies. Through our
government-to-government energy transition working group and MoU we
are actively sharing the UK's experience to help Azerbaijan develop
a thriving clean energy sector, too,' he said.
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