Editor’s note: Zaur Nurmamedov is a journalist and a graduate of the Faculty of Political Science at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1993–1999). He previously served as first deputy editor-in-chief of the Vesti.Az news portal (2009–2023). The views expressed in this article are his own and do not necessarily reflect the position of News.Az.

French energy giant TotalEnergies SE has agreed to invest in a $1.2 billion renewable energy project in Kazakhstan, marking a major expansion into large-scale wind and storage infrastructure in Central Asia.

The Government of Tajikistan and Ayon Energy LLC have signed an investment agreement to build and commission two major photovoltaic power plants, marking the country’s first large-scale solar energy initiative.

SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf held a meeting with Martina Opizzi, Senior Vice President of TotalEnergies, on Thursday.

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov met with Nan Yi, President of China’s Universal Energy Company, in Baku on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing construction of the Gobustan Solar Power Plant — the first auction-based renewable energy project in the country, with a planned capacity of 100 MW.

Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov met with the head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Azerbaijan, Ambassador Marijana Kujundžić, in Baku on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of the Green Energy Corridor project, which will enable electricity exports from Azerbaijan to Europe, News.Az reports.

Construction work on the Shafag solar project in Azerbaijan’s Jabrayil district progressed on schedule during the third quarter, bp-Azerbaijan said in a statement.

The China-built Balakot Hydropower Project in Pakistan has achieved a key milestone with the successful river closure on the Kunhar River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, marking the start of the dam’s main construction phase.

Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia discussed the implementation of a 3.5 GW offshore wind energy project.