When President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated the Yeni Sangachal Substation, the ceremony was about far more than switching on another piece of electrical infrastructure. It marked the unveiling of a strategic link between Azerbaijan's traditional energy industry and its emerging renewable power sector. That is precisely why the Yeni Sangachal Substation deserves attention. The transformation begins hundreds of kilometers away in the Jabrayil district, where the 240-megawatt Shafag Solar Power Plant is under development. Renewable electricity produced in Karabakh effectively replaces electricity that would otherwise have been generated from fossil fuels.