Capacity of Azerbaijani power supply exceeds demand by a quarter
According to a government 2012 report submitted to parliament,
the capacity of the power supply system of Azerbaijan allows the
production of 22 - 24 billion KWh of electricity annually which
exceeds the maximum demand of the country by 25 present.
The power comprising 6275 MW, also allows the export of two billion
KWh of electricity per year.
The amount of electricity in Azerbaijan has reached 2200 KWh per
capita which is comparable with the level of European
countries.
A total of 2.27 billion manat loans have been attracted to the
development of the power production industry under a state
guarantee. The total amount of loans attracted to this sector in
2012 comprised 254.4 billion manats.
Bakielectricshebeke and Azerenergy joint stock companies engaged in
power production and distribution in Baku and the rest of
Azerbaijan.
Electric power is produced at 22 plants. 13 of which are thermal
power stations and nine are hydropower stations producing 5252 MW
and 1023 MW, respectively.
At least 21.63 billion KWh of electric power was produced in the
country in 2012 in comparison with 20.1 billion in 2011.
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