Status: 12/17/2022 2:26 p.m
In a few years, green electricity from Azerbaijan will be delivered to Europe. This requires the construction of an underwater cable through the Black Sea, a corresponding agreement was signed today.
The EU wants to secure renewable energies from Azerbaijan. To this end, a 1,100-kilometer underwater power cable with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts is to run through the Black Sea to Romania. The heads of state and government of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary signed a corresponding agreement in the presence of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The project is expected to be completed in three to four years. Azerbaijan wants to use the cable to export electricity from offshore wind farms to Europe. The project is part of the EU’s efforts to become less dependent on Russia for energy supplies in the face of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
EU wants to strengthen security of supply
“In order to integrate a growing proportion of renewable energies, we indeed need stronger electricity grids,” said von der Leyen. That is why the Black Sea power cable between Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan is so important.
The EU is therefore ready to support the project financially, depending on the results of a feasibility study. It will help strengthen security of supply by bringing electricity from renewable sources to the EU via Romania and Hungary. In addition, the Black Sea cable could turn Georgia into an electricity hub and integrate it into the EU internal market.