The Minister of Energy of the Parviz Shakhbazov spoke on panel discussions as part of the “World Congress of Communal Enterprises” in Abu Dhabi. The speech said about ensuring energy security against the background of processes taking place in the global energy supply system, an energy transition, the growing role of Azerbaijan as a reliable supplier of energy and partnerships with the Gulf countries in the field of “green” energy.
The minister emphasized that in the current extraordinary situation with energy supply, sustainable energy security can be provided with multilateral diversification: “It is necessary to provide a variety of not only imported energy sources, in other words of suppliers, but also resources in the energy balance. Not only renewable energy sources, but of the energy, but and energy reserves based on hydrocarbons are also not so stable. “
The Minister of Energy noted that the emphasis is currently not so much on renewable energy sources as on the aspect of energy security, and in this regard, the purpose of the transition from “pure zero” to alternative power sources has also changed. The Minister noted that the approach to the development of “green” energy, accelerating the passage of energy in the context of diversification of energy supply sources is more rational and effective compared to a policy aimed not only at reducing emissions, but also at the complete exclusion of natural gas from the energy balance. It was noted that the smoothness of the energy transition, the path to the goal of “pure zero” is directly related to ensuring energy security.
The Minister of Energy also noted that Azerbaijan is one of the countries with sustainable energy independence due to internal resources, diversified energy balance and supply markets. It was also noted that Azerbaijan plans to expand the role of the supplier of oil, gas and electricity due to the export of renewable energy.
“Azerbaijan can contribute to the diversification of energy supply not only as a source of natural gas, but also as a source of” green energy “for Europe, – added Minister of Energy.