Baku Energy Week 2025 showcases Azerbaijan’s energy diplomacy, renewables and regional influence

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Baku Energy Week 2025 showcases Azerbaijan’s energy diplomacy, renewables and regional influence  Baku Energy Week, marking its 30th year, gathers global energy leaders to discuss Azerbaijan’s ambitious renewable targets, strategic pipelines, and its growing role in regional and global energy security.  In partnership with Azpromo  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/16/baku-energy-week-2025-showcases-azerbaijans-energy-diplomacy-renewables-and-regional-influ  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00With 240 companies at the exhibition and 2,000 visitors and delegates to the conference

00:06starting yesterday and ending tomorrow, this event, the Baku Energy Week,

00:13has become the must-attend event in the whole region.

00:22Baku Energy Week has become a pivotal fixture in the global energy calendar.

00:27Now in its 30th year, it marks a defining moment for energy diplomacy, innovation and leadership.

00:35By 2030, we again, based on already signed contracts and investment commitments,

00:43are planning to have 6.5 gigawatt of renewable energy installed capacity.

00:50And that will be more than 35% of our total energy grid.

00:58So the green agenda of Azerbaijan is very ambitious.

01:02With over 40 countries represented, Azerbaijan is using this platform to show its energy ambitions

01:08extend beyond export, to transition, resilience and global relevance.

01:14We built, together with our partners, strategic pipelines to connect Caspian Sea with Black Sea,

01:23with Mediterranean, and also, of course, the crown of our pipelines is a thousand gas corridor

01:30which stretches for 3,500 kilometres from Azerbaijani offshore fields towards Italy.

01:41The Southern Gas Corridor is now a critical route for European supply,

01:46a symbol of Azerbaijan's geopolitical influence and its long-term partnerships with Europe.

01:52When this event started 30 years ago, the purpose was to tell the world what we have,

01:58what our mission and vision is, and how we can bring the world together, both regional and globally,

02:05to realise this potential to the benefit of Azerbaijan and the world and the region.

02:09Besides traditional energy resources, we are also telling the world what we have,

02:14what our vision is in terms of green energy and decarbonisation.

02:17This is not simply a showcase of existing capacity.

02:21Baku Energy Week is a signal of acceleration,

02:24and Azerbaijan's role in building a new energy coalition.

02:28We will become a net zero by 2050 energy company, and we also have very aggressive targets for 2030 and 35.

02:36So, we will rely on three primary enablers.

02:39Number one is decarbonisation of the core, the core businesses that we are in.

02:44Number two is changing the DNA of the organisation, including the culture.

02:49So, we embrace the decarbonisation and energy transition on basically a molecular level.

02:57Number three is getting into the low-carbon businesses.

03:01For example, renewable energy generation, low-carbon fertilisers, and these type of products.

03:07Energy security, technological progress, political cooperation.

03:11These aren't competing themes, they are converging.

03:14And Baku is a place where that convergence is taking shape.

03:17Energy security is an important topic.

03:19Not only the energy security, but also the green energy export.

03:23There has been a lot of emphasis on this region in terms of energy, food, and water security.

03:29And we at Masdar are playing a very crucial role.

03:34Policy meets pragmatism here in Baku, where energy futures are being written.

03:38We have been participating in Baku Energy Week for the past three years.

03:42It's an important platform that brings investors, financiers, companies from different sectors,

03:49particularly focusing on energy, to have a dialogue, to basically focus on energy security

03:55and how we can provide a sustainable and clean energy in the future.

04:00And we have, it's a great platform.

04:04And we're here today to also support the journey of Azerbaijan.

04:08That sentiment is shared by global partners, including Germany.

04:12Germany has a long-standing relation with Azerbaijan.

04:16200 years ago, settlers came to Azerbaijan.

04:19And since then, the relations have been developing.

04:21Here today are more than 13 firms and enterprises who show their world-level technology.

04:32And we just signed last week a roadmap in the areas of energy, transport, middle corridor,

04:39and other areas because, and that's why we are here.

04:43We think Azerbaijan plays an important role in the middle corridor.

04:48From hydrogen to hydrocarbons, it's clear, the energy debate is no longer about direction,

04:53but about pace, equity, and resilience.

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