BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 20. A modern infrastructure has been built in the region in accordance with Azerbaijan's Karabakh Energy Strategy.
The data obtained by Trend from Azerenergy shows that for the stable energy supply of Khankendi, a fully enclosed 110/35/10 kV "Khankendi-1" substation has been built and is now ready for operation.
A 12 km long double-circuit line has been laid from the "Shusha" substation to this place, and a 1.8 km section of the city is supplied via an underground cable.
Just four days after the anti-terror measures, Khankendi and the surrounding areas were separated from the Armenian energy system and connected to the country's energy system through the 110 kV "Shusha" substation, and thus, the light of Azerbaijan came on in the region liberated after 30 years of occupation.
Overall, in the two years since the anti-terror measures, large-scale construction and reconstruction works have been carried out by Azerenergy in the Khankendi, Khojaly, Aghdara, and Khojavand districts in accordance with the instructions of the head of state.
Thus, urgent repair and restoration works were carried out at the 50 MW "Sarsang" hydropower plant, built at the initiative of the Great Leader Heydar Aliyev and left in a neglected state during the occupation, and the plant was commissioned in early October 2023.
Moreover, in the Aghdara district, the 10 MW "Hasanriz", three MW "Toraghay-1", 5.9 MW "Toraghay-2", five MW "Toraghay-3", and 0.8 MW "Toraghay-4" small hydropower plants were repaired, restored, and commissioned.
Underground cable tunnels were built from the 110 kV "Khankendi-1" substation to the 110 kV "Aghdam Interchange" and "Hasanriz" substations.
At the same time, the Khankendi Network Area personnel were selected from the local population and recruited after special training courses.
"Besides, a third circular power supply line was also built in the direction of Kalbajar. For this purpose, new 110 kV lines were laid in the Dashkasan-Kalbajar, Kalbajar-Gorchu directions, and a 16.7 km line to Aghdara along the Kalbajar-Hasanriz route was also completed.
The 14.7 MW 'Gozlukorpu' small hydropower plant was built on the Tartarchay River. Construction and installation work have been completed and are currently in the final adjustment stage," Azerenergy's statement said.
