From producer to energy hub: The new role Azerbaijan is preparing for itself

From producer to energy hub: The new role Azerbaijan is preparing for itselfFrom producer to energy hub: The new role Azerbaijan is preparing for itselfFrom producer to energy hub: The new role Azerbaijan is preparing for itself+ ↺ − 16 pxA phrase voiced by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during an interview in Nakhchivan on August 11 may at first glance appear to concern the electricity sector alone. The country became both an energy producer and an important transit route for the wider Caspian region. Between these directions are the Caspian Sea and Azerbaijan itself. Electricity generated at wind and solar plants in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan could travel across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan. There it could be combined with Azerbaijan’s own solar, wind and hydropower generation.