The Cabinet of Ministers has adopted a decision on defining a water body located in the sector of the Caspian Sea (lake) belonging to the Republic of Azerbaijan as an area of renewable energy sources.
Sea-news.az reports that the decision was signed by Prime Minister Ali Asadov.
According to the document, in order to ensure more efficient use of renewable energy source potentials in electricity generation, a water body with a total area of 711.4 square kilometers located in the sector of the Caspian Sea (lake) belonging to the Republic of Azerbaijan has been designated as an area of renewable energy sources in connection with the construction of offshore wind power plants.
The Ministry of Energy must implement measures regarding the selection of an electricity producer in the renewable energy source area in accordance with the requirements of the “Rules for the selection of an electricity producer in the area of renewable energy sources” approved by the Decree of the President of the Country dated August 2, 2023.
From the date the decision enters into force, the construction permit for wind power plants in the water body with an area of 711.4 square kilometers designated as a renewable energy source area for electricity generation purposes shall be obtained in accordance with the Urban Planning and Construction Code within the period stipulated in Article 6.7 of the law “On the use of renewable energy sources in electricity generation.”
In accordance with the decision, if a construction permit is issued, the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture must inform the Cabinet of Ministers within 3 days from that day, and if the construction permit is not issued within the specified period, from the day the period expires.
Control over the execution of the decision was entrusted to the Agrarian and Ecology Department of the Cabinet of Ministers Apparatus.
