Parviz Shahbazov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy, met with Fergus Auld, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Azerbaijan, to discuss the development of energy cooperation between the two countries.
The discussions focused on expanding the long-term energy partnership to include green energy, the Caspian–Black Sea–European Green Energy Corridor, and the use of innovative technologies.
During the meeting, the Green Energy Corridor Power Company (GECO) and the UK-based Xlinks signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The MoU, signed by GECO General Director Farhad Mammadov and Xlinks Executive Director James Humphrey, outlines cooperation in submarine cable projects and related infrastructure, information exchange, and technical assessments. The agreement does not create legal obligations, and GECO is currently negotiating with potential partners following the Green Energy Corridor feasibility study.
GECO is a joint venture of four countries established to implement the agreement on the development and transmission of green energy signed by Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, and Hungary. Xlinks specializes in large-scale renewable energy and long-distance transmission projects, including the 720 km North Sea Link interconnector between the UK and Norway and the 765 km Viking Link interconnector between the UK and Denmark, both with transmission capacities of 1.4 GW.
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