BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 13. The investors of
the Shafag (Jabrayil) solar project – bp, SOCAR Green, and the
Azerbaijan Business Development Fund – are pleased to announce that
construction activities for the project are progressing on schedule
in the Jabrayil district of Azerbaijan, Trend reports via bp.
Following the final investment decision in June 2025, the
project has awarded two major contracts:
Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract.
Valued at around $117 million, this contract has been awarded to
Intec and Complant. It covers the full scope of engineering,
procurement, and construction services, as well as operation and
maintenance for the first two years of plant’s operations.
Construction activities are already underway, with site
mobilization completed and earthworks and internal road
construction currently in progress.
Module supply contract.
Valued at more than $29 million, this contract has been awarded
to Trina Solar (Schweiz) AG for the supply of solar panels. Under
this agreement, work has also commenced and the first shipment of
panels was successfully delivered to the site in August
2025.
Construction activities for the project are expected to continue
through mid-2027, with a strong focus on utilizing local resources.
At peak, the project is expected to create up to 400 jobs.
The $200 million Shafag (Jabrayil) solar project, sanctioned in
June 2025, consists of construction of a new 240MW AC solar plant
in the Jabrayil district of Azerbaijan.
The project is linked to the Sangachal terminal electrification
(STEL) project via a new commercial structure called ‘virtual power
transfer arrangement’, which will enable the terminal to connect to
the national grid, operated by AzerEnerji, via new facilities to be
built both within and outside the terminal, including a new 220/110
kV electricity substation.
Together, the Shafag and STEL projects are expected to support
the reduction of operational emissions by around 50% over the
future life of the Sangachal terminal, based on the current outlook
and plans.
Following the electrification of the terminal, the seven gas
turbines currently used at the terminal to generate power, will be
removed in phases, freeing up the fuel gas for export.
The shareholding interests in SJSL are: bp 50.01%, SOCAR Green
(wholly owned subsidiary of SOCAR) 39.99%, and ABDF 10%.
Lightsource bp, a company fully owned by bp is the developer of the
project.
