據7月25日Trend報道，阿塞拜疆能源部長帕維茲·沙赫巴佐夫（Parviz Shahbazov）在阿達大學第14所巴庫夏季能源學校內表示，阿塞拜疆現代能源政策的優先事項是擴大使用可再生能源，學校要致力于研究能源政策對可再生能源發展的日益重要的作用。

他還表示：“除了擴大使用可再生能源外，阿塞拜疆現代能源政策的優先事項還包括提高能源系統的效率和逐步向自由市場模式過渡。”

沙赫巴佐夫還說：“為此目的，已經擬定了4項新法案，另外制定了兩項新法案和阿塞拜疆共和國能源部門的長期發展戰略，與沙特阿拉伯的ACWA電力公司和阿聯酋的馬斯達爾公司實施了試點項目，裝機容量為440兆瓦。”。

部長強調：“我們計劃在年底前開工建設240兆瓦的風能和太陽能發電站和200兆瓦的太陽能發電站。”。

沙赫巴佐夫說：“這些電站將通過4億美元的投資建設，預計每年可發電14億千瓦時。”。“這些站的建設將節約天然氣3億多立方米，減少二氧化碳排放60多萬噸，新增就業崗位上百個。”

洪偉立 摘譯自 Trend

原文如下：

Energy minister: Expanded introduction of renewable energy sources - priority of Azerbaijan's energy policy

The priority of Azerbaijan's modern energy policy is the expanded use of renewable energy sources, Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said in Baku within the 14th Baku Summer Energy School at ADA University dedicated to "Energy Policy of Azerbaijan and the Growing Role of Renewable Energy Sources", Trend reports.

“Besides the expanded use of renewable energy sources, the priorities of Azerbaijan's modern energy policy are also an increase in the efficiency of the energy system and the gradual transition to the liberal market model, the reform process which is carried out under the leadership of the Azerbaijani president,” the minister added.

"For this purpose, four new bills have been prepared, two more new bills and the Long-Term Development Strategy of the Energy Sector of the Republic of Azerbaijan have been developed, pilot projects have been implemented with Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power company and the UAE’s Masdar company with a capacity of 440 megawatts,” Shahbazov added.

“We plan to begin construction of 240 megawatt wind and solar power stations and 200 megawatt solar power stations by the end of the year,” the minister stressed.

“The stations, which will be built through $400 million-investments, are expected to generate 1.4 billion kilowatt hours of electricity per year,” Shahbazov said. “The construction of these stations will save more than 300 million cubic meters of natural gas, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 600,000 tons and create hundreds of new jo bs.”