Clean Energy Agreement from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, and Georgia

At the COP31 summit hosted by Turkey in Antalya, a strategic partnership agreement was signed aiming to transport clean energy to European markets via the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey-Bulgaria route.

Within the framework of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) held in Antalya under the host of Turkey, the "Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the Field of Clean Energy" was signed between the governments of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and Georgia. The agreement was signed by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov, Bulgarian Energy Minister Iva Petrova, and Georgian Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili. News sources also included the title of Deputy Prime Minister for the Georgian side.

With the signed agreement, cross-border transmission, distribution and trade of electricity produced from clean energy sources will be developed; technical, commercial and regulatory conditions will be established for uninterrupted electricity transmission between countries. The project also envisages the development of communication and data transmission via fiber optic cables to support energy services.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar noted that through this project, described as the "TANAP of Electricity", it is aimed to deliver clean energy directly to European markets via the Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Bulgaria route.