Multi-GW solar announcements from the Middle East as Egypt and Azerbaijan add solar and wind power to facilitate green hydrogen production.
Azerbaijan has announced a partnership with UAE-based developer Masdar for 1 gigawatt each of solar and onshore wind, with 2 GW on integrated offshore wind plus green hydrogen production — marking the first offshore wind in the Caspian Sea. This first 4 GW can potentially scale to 10 GW. This Masdar–Azerbaijan agreement also covers “measures to study and strengthen the network and implement processes for the export of electricity.” This will mean multi-GW solar from the Middle East.
Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov explained, “These 4,000 MW solar, wind and green hydrogen projects provide ample opportunities for the development of Azerbaijan as a green growth country, green energy producer and exporter, as well as allow for involving multibillion-dollar green investment.” Azerbaijan has received some European finance for its renewables already — $51 million for the 230 MW Garadagh Solar plant from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
The green hydrogen segment of the Azerbaijan deal serves as a reminder of the 30 GW of green hydrogen powered by 45 GW of renewables proposed in Kazakhstan by Svevind, which entered an MoU with Kazakh Invest National Company a year ago. Svevind stated it expected a development timeframe of three to five years, and in December it signed a contract with ILF Consulting Engineers and Roland Berger concerning a Concept Design Study for its then 20 GW, 2-million-ton green hydrogen complex vision.
This move is comparable to the Benban solar complex in the Aswan district handed over by the federal government to the NREA several years ago. The complex can hold up to 1.8 GW of photovoltaics in its 37.2 square kilometer extent, and now has 1.65 GW operational. Multiple foreign developers have built their own tranches at the site — similar to the GW-scale complexes which were a major part of India’s initial solar boom, but which now play a lesser role.
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