BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 31. Sunsync, the first
Chinese company officially registered in Azerbaijan’s Alat Free
Economic Zone (AFEZ), has been offered a plot of land for the
construction of a solar power plant (SPP) in the AFEZ, the Chairman
of the Board of the AFEZ Authority, Valeh Alasgarov, told Trend in an exclusive
interview.
He noted that in 23 hectares of the mentioned 138-hectare area,
China’s Sunsync company will establish a solar panel production
facility.
“Most of the products manufactured will be exported, because the
production volume will be very large. From the very beginning, the
goal is to enter not just the Azerbaijani market but also the
global market. We recommend that investors use the solar panels
produced by the Chinese company in the construction of the roofs of
the facilities built in the free zone. Additionally, this company
will also participate in all tenders held in Azerbaijan for the
sale of panels,” he said.
Alasgarov emphasized that after the Chinese company starts
producing the mentioned products in the AFEZ, it will be more
convenient and advantageous for companies building solar power
plants to purchase panels from here.
“We have also informed Sunsync that we are ready to provide land
for building a solar power plant. That is, using the solar panels
produced by this Chinese company in the AFEZ, a solar power plant
can be built, and the green energy obtained from it can be sold to
companies operating in the AFEZ.
The chairman also mentioned that they are working on another
project.
“This concerns the production of wind power plants (WPPs).
Negotiations are ongoing with several companies for the
construction of a facility for the production of wind turbine
blades and other necessary equipment for WPPs in the AFEZ. This
will reduce production and construction costs, as well as eliminate
transportation and logistics difficulties related to the movement
of wind power plant equipment.
In parallel, we have already started construction work in the
area allocated for heavy industry. We have completed land work on
364 hectares. This year, we also plan to start other infrastructure
work. The work within the area allocated for heavy industry will be
carried out by the AFEZ Authority. Outside the area, Azerenergy
will soon begin the construction of a large substation.
Additionally, other state institutions will carry out
infrastructure work. It’s already a very positive development that
applications are coming in to operate in the area allocated for
heavy industry. Soon, we will announce projects related to the
establishment of large enterprises in the AFEZ,” he added.
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