Green Energy Corridor may qualify for UN project status

Green corridor 

On April 4 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye, and Bulgaria signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Green Energy Corridor, aimed at expanding regional electricity transmission and trade, according to the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan. The initiative is aimed at transmitting renewable energy among the four countries, enhancing energy security, and promoting the use of clean energy. The project will enable the integration of Azerbaijan’s renewable energy sources into European markets, fostering regional cooperation. The document was signed in Baku as part of the 11^th Ministerial Meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council and the 3^rd Ministerial Meeting of the Green Energy Advisory Council. The agreement provides for joint investment projects, the development of power infrastructure, and integration with the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E). The project envisions the export of renewable electricity from Azerbaijan to Europe via the Black Sea seabed. Georgia and Romania are also involved in its implementation. Commissioning is expected in 2030.

As an integral part of this project within the framework of COP29 in November 2024, an agreement was reached on the implementation of the “Central Asia – Azerbaijan” green energy corridor project through the Caspian Sea. On April 4, 2025, in Baku, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan reached an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to begin the first stage of the green energy corridor project to Europe. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the energy ministries of the three countries, representatives of the ADB and AIIB, outlining cooperation in the preparation of the project’s feasibility study (FS), aimed at integrating the energy systems of the three states and establishing a pathway for the supply of green energy to Europe.

According to the Deputy Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan, Umid Mamadaminov, by 2030, the total capacity of renewable energy sources in Central Asia will exceed 30 GW. The energy corridor project is intended to provide the infrastructure necessary for exporting surplus renewable electricity to Europe.