State-owned lands in the administrative territory of Jabrayil district are defined as the territory of renewable energy sources.
Oku.Az states that Prime Minister Ali Asadov has signed a decision on the matter.
According to the decision, 229 hectares of state-owned land in the administrative territory of Jabrayil district, included in the Eastern Zangezur economic region, are defined as an area of renewable energy sources for the construction of a solar power plant with a power total of 100 MW, with an initial installation capacity of 50 MW (location of the land, topographic map with its dimensions and limits is attached).
Measures regarding the selection of the electricity producer on the territory of renewable energy sources determined by the decision of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan were carried out in accordance with the requirements of the “Rule for the selection of the electricity producer electricity”. on the territory of renewable energy sources”, approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan of August 2, 2023 No. 2285, the implementation of which has been entrusted.
From the date of entry into force of the decision, a permit will be issued to the Urban Planning and Construction Code for the construction of a solar energy plant on the 229 hectares of land designated as the territory of renewable energy sources for production of electricity. of the Republic of Azerbaijan within the period stipulated in Article 6.7 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the use of renewable energy sources in the production of electricity” is taken accordingly.
If the construction permit is not granted within the specified period, the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall inform the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan within three days from the date of granting the construction permit. construction.
Control over the execution of the decision was entrusted to the Department of Agriculture and Ecology of the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
