The Gobustan solar power plant, Azerbaijan’s first auction-based renewable energy project with Chinese investment, with a planned capacity of 100 megawatts, is scheduled to officially start construction soon, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Azerbaijan Lu Mei said at a briefing in Baku.
Lu Mei stressed that these projects represent a broader strategy to diversify Azerbaijan’s energy mix and strengthen its renewable energy capabilities.
The ambassador also pointed to the successful construction of the Khizi-Absheron wind power plant, the country’s largest wind energy project, also involving Chinese firms.