BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 11. Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan solar power plant (SPP) produced 1,720 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity in January 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the Nakhchivan State Energy Service shows that the SPP is expected to produce a total of 33 million kWh of electricity by the end of the year.
To note, the Nakhchivan SPP generated a total of 32,793 kWh of electrical output in the fiscal year 2024.
The construction and installation work for the SPP, located in the Babek district, was carried out under an agreement signed on February 7, 2015, between the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic's State Energy Service and the Belgian Royal Company, Soltech. Initially, the plant’s capacity was set at 20 megawatts, and after successful completion, it became operational on November 30, 2015. The plant's capacity was later expanded by an additional two megawatts in September 2017, reaching 22 megawatts.
Nakhchivan’s favorable geographic location and climate conditions make it an ideal region for harnessing clean, renewable solar energy. The region enjoys an average of 2,600-2,800 sunshine hours per year, which ensures that the solar power plant plays a crucial role in the energy security of Nakhchivan. The solar energy intensity in the region is between 0.8 and 1.2 kWh per square meter.
