The electricity interconnection planned between Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye and Bulgaria will enable Azerbaijan’s electricity to be transmitted toward Europe, Türkiye’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said while answering journalists’ questions on the sidelines of the 5th Azerbaijan-Türkiye Energy Forum, APA-Economics reports.
The minister described the project as the “electric version of TANAP.”
“This is an interconnection project that we are developing among four countries. The project mainly envisages delivering electricity generated in Azerbaijan to Georgia, from there to Türkiye, and then to Bulgaria,” Bayraktar said.
According to him, preparations for this initiative, which is an important “green energy” project, began during COP29 held in Baku in 2024.
Bayraktar said that the initial stage of the project envisages using existing electricity infrastructure.
The minister noted that there is currently 700 MW of interconnection capacity between Türkiye and Georgia, which is operational. At the same time, there is also an electricity connection between Türkiye and Bulgaria.
“We are currently working on the Nakhchivan-Türkiye interconnection. There are also interconnection opportunities between Azerbaijan and Georgia. The goal is to develop the project in stages, use existing infrastructure and subsequently increase transmission capacities,” Bayraktar added.
The minister emphasized that linking the project with agreements reached between Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the field of “green energy” would create broader regional connectivity.
“If we combine this with the agreement signed with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, I think it will connect the entire Turkic world,” Bayraktar added.
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