Alternative energy sources development to save one million tons of fuel in Azerbaijan
The production of electricity from alternative and renewable energy sources in Azerbaijan could reach 2.6 billion kilowatt / hours per year by 2015, department head at the Azerbaijani Ministry of Industry and Energy Tahir Jafarov said on Wednesday at a conference on 'Energy Efficiency: economic and institutional aspects and perspectives'.
"That means the fuel saved will amount to one million tons," Jafarov said.
According to him, most power losses occur in power plants and work on their reduction is currently underway.
He said that in particular, the second gas turbine power installation with a capacity of 400 megawatts is currently being constructed at the Shimal power plant. Also, the construction of the Cenub new modern power plant with a capacity of 780 MW is in process.
Jafarov's added that the construction of storage plants which will prevent the loss of electricity at night is planned in Azerbaijan as part of increasing energy efficiency and reducing losses during electricity generation.
He said significant losses are being observed during the transmission and distribution of electricity.
According to him, the losses are much higher in Azerbaijan than in Europe. In particular, losses amount to 4.4 per cent during transmission and to 16 per cent in distribution.
In total, the volume of losses in transmission and distribution of electric power reaches 20-21 per cent.