"I believe that the economic situation in Azerbaijan in seven months of this year is satisfactory, and the economy has decreased by only 2.8 percent. However, we must also consider that the oil price has dropped, which harms our economic development. At the same time, as a result of the OPEC+ agreement, our production has slightly decreased. However, there is growth in the industry, including the non-oil industry, and this growth constitutes 13 percent in the first seven months of this year. These are the realities of today's Azerbaijan," President Ilham Aliyev said while inspecting the construction of a 330/220/110 kilovolt Gobu substation with 1,000 megawatts, as well as laying the foundation of a 385-megawatt Gobu power plant on August 21.
"We are using and should continue to use our energy potential to the maximum. It is gratifying that the world's biggest energy companies are interested in producing renewable energy in Azerbaijan today, and this interest is already being realized. At the beginning of the year, relevant documents were signed with two large international companies on the construction of solar and wind power plants with a capacity of 440 megawatts."
"The creation of 440 megawatts of renewable energy in Azerbaijan, with the state of Azerbaijan not spending a single manat of its own, is a manifestation of confidence in us, a manifestation of confidence in the future, stable future and development of Azerbaijan."
"At the same time, I would like to inform local and foreign companies that we are determined to continue our work on the production of traditional energy sources. We are inviting foreign and local investors to build thermal power plants; we want to attract them. We also want to involve them in the construction of hydropower and other renewable energy plants. If there is such an interest, I think that this issue can be resolved quickly."