China has inaugurated a pumped-storage hydropower station in Jurong City, Jiangsu Province, featuring the world’s tallest dam of its type at 182.3 meters.

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Azerbaijan is increasing its hydropower potential through domestic investments in the construction and commissioning of hydroelectric power plants of various capacities in the East Zangezur and Karabakh regions, the country's Prime Minister, Ali Asadov, said on Thursday.

Azerbaijan will soon begin construction on six additional small hydroelectric power plants in its liberated territories.

Azerenergy OJSC will invest more than 40.5 million manats (over $23.8 million dollars) in reconstructing three small hydropower plants and integrating six additional plants into the energy grid in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur regions, according to the Public Procurement web portal.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 24. In early 2024, AzerEnergy, the largest state-owned electrical power producer in Azerbaijan, in cooperation with SOCAR Trading, applied to the Global Carbon Council (Qatar) and Gold Standard (Switzerland) for carbon certificates for several small hydropower plants, aiming to participate in the voluntary carbon credit market, News.Az reports citing AzerEnergy.