This year, the installed capacity of Azerbaijan's energy system has reached 8,976 MW, said Yusif Garayev, First Deputy Vice President of Azerenerji JSC, during his speech at the Baku Energy Forum, APA-Economics reports.
According to him, compared to 2018, the installed capacity of Azerbaijan’s overall energy system (including the energy system of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic) increased from 6,300 MW to 8,976 MW by 2025 — an increase of 2,676 MW.
Yusif Garayev stated that against the backdrop of the mentioned growth, the share of renewable energy sources (RES) in the energy system also increased by 2.5 percentage points, reaching 4.2% (379.1 MW).
Currently, the structure of the installed capacity in the country’s energy system is as follows: Thermal Power Plants – 7,199.5 MW (80.2% of the total installed capacity), Hydroelectric Power Plants (including Small Hydroelectric Power Plants) – 1,397.4 MW (15.6%).
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