Within the framework of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), a new era of regional cooperation between Azerbaijan and its neighbors in Central Asia and the Caucasus may begin in the field of renewable energies. .
Oku.Az “Haber Global” reported on this.
Ember, an international energy think tank based in Britain’s capital London, released a report titled “Green Energy Corridors for Central Asia and the Caucasus” at the “Energy/Peace, Relief and Recovery” theme day of COP29.
According to the report, countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus have much to gain from better regional cooperation to expand renewable electricity generation.
These countries, despite being highly dependent on fossil fuels, could usher in a new era of regional cooperation in renewable energy.
According to the report, most countries in the region currently rely on fossil fuels for electricity production, with Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan producing electricity from natural gas, while Kazakhstan’s production is based on coal. Water-rich countries Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia produce most of their electricity from renewable sources.
According to the report, the region has enormous untapped renewable energy potential.
Central Asia and the Caucasus benefit from a geographic diversity that provides a complementary renewable energy profile, with strong wind potential in the north, solar power in the south and hydropower around the region’s two largest rivers in the east. .
