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UN consultant praises Azerbaijan’s renewables potential
- 13 years ago (2011-11-01)
- Junior Isles
Rodney Hacker, consultant of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) commented at a seminar put on by the Azerbaijani State Agency for Renewable & Alternative Energy Sources (SARAES), that Azerbaijan has great potential to develop and use renewable energy sources.
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The international seminar in Baku was aimed at investigating ‘Support for sustainable energy development in Azerbaijan’.
"The country is a great place for use of solar energy. Azerbaijan also has the ability to use mini-hydro power plants," Hacker said.
In turn, SARAES deputy director Jamil Melikov noted that 11 mini-hydro power plant projects (less than 1 MW each) are already at various stages of implementation in Azerbaijan.
In the coming years Azerbaijan has plans to build from 25 to 40 minihydro power plants.