Four Countries Sign Deal for Green Energy Corridor From the Caspian to Eastern Europe
Azerbaijan has signed a multi-state Strategic Partnership Agreement in Clean Energy with Türkiye, Georgia and Bulgaria, aiming to create a direct electricity transit route from the Caspian Sea to European markets.
The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Türkiye. Discussions at the Azerbaijan Pavilion highlighted the proposed green energy routes and the strategic Azerbaijan-Türkiye energy interconnection as critical drivers of cross-border infrastructure.
The four nations intend to physically integrate renewable grids across multiple countries and establish a direct electricity transit route from the Caspian to European markets. By linking the South Caucasus and Eastern Europe, they intend to diversify transmission routes and ensure long-term regional energy security.
The core objective is to develop a high-capacity transmission network that exports wind and solar energy generated in the Caspian basin directly to Eastern and Central Europe.
The document was signed on 10 November 2026 by Azerbaijan's Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov, Türkiye's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Georgia's Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Mariam Kvrivishvili, and Bulgaria's Minister of Energy Iva Petrova.
The infrastructure will rely on expanding existing overland high-voltage lines through the South Caucasus and Türkiye. A crucial component involves the parallel enhancement of fibre-optic communications along the transit route, ensuring secure, uninterrupted transmission and modern grid management.
The initiative aims to transform Azerbaijan into an interregional electricity hub. Bulgaria's formal involvement as a signatory is critical for European markets, because integrating the South Caucasus power network directly with Bulgaria establishes a new energy artery into the broader European Union grid, the report said.
Throughout the COP31 summit, the Azerbaijan Pavilion functioned as a central hub for detailing the logistical and financial scope of these cross-border projects. Presentations framed the strategic Azerbaijan-Türkiye energy interconnection as the foundational backbone for the wider four-nation initiative.
Aside from the principal signing, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Energy held a series of parallel bilateral meetings with international renewable companies including Vestas, ACWA Power and NKT to discuss power generation, energy storage and cross-border grids.
Minister Shahbazov stated that the ministry is actively turning previous COP grid agendas into concrete projects physically connecting producer nations with consumer markets.
