Saudi Arabia could join Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan green energy corridor project

BAKU. Nov 13 (Interfax) - Saudi Arabia plans to participate in a project to supply green energy from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to Azerbaijan via the Caspian Sea.

The respective parties signed a number of documents during the 29th UN Framework Convention on Climate Change COP29 in Baku, thereby "ensuring the participation of Saudi Arabia in the Project for the Development and Transfer of Green Energy, between Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and expanding cooperation in the area of green energy with Azerbaijan," Azerbaijan's Energy Ministry said.

Specifically, Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov, Kazakh Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev, and Uzbek Energy Minister Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov, as well as Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, signed the executive program to develop and transfer green energy initiatives.

Moreover, Saudi Electricity Company and JSC Azerenerji have signed a memorandum of understanding on exchanging knowledge and experience in the area of electricy. The two countries' respective energy ministries have signed a roadmap for collaborating in energy.