1. Hydro-Electric Power Sector in Azerbaijan :
Possibilities of bilateral cooperation with India

2. Azerbaijan Power Sector- Preliminary facts
Electric power generation mainly oil and natural gas based
15 thermal and over 16 hydro power plants
Present total installed capacity MW
5132 MW from Thermal power plants ( 83 %)
1100 MW from Hydro-Power stations. ( 17 %)
Share of hydro-electric power produced (2015) : 6.64 %
Total Power production: million KWH
Hyrdo Power Producton: 1637 million KWH

3. Hydro Power Projects in Azerbaijan
Sl. No.
Name of power plant
Project capacity
(in MW)
Date of establishment 1
Mingəçevir SES
402
1953 2
Şəmkir SES
380 3
Yenikənd SES
150 4
Füzuli SES 25 5
Taxtakörpü SES 6
Şəmkirçay SES 7
Varvara SES 16 8
İsmayıllı-1 KSES
1.6 9
Qusar-1 KSES 10
Araz SES 22 11
Biləv SES 12
Arpaçay-1 SES
20.5 13
Vayxır SES 14
Arpaçay-2 SES
1.4 15
Göyçay KSES
3.1
Total

4. New Hydro Power Projects
Takhtakorpu Hydro Power Plant (25MW) inaugurated in Shabran in Sep 2013
Arpachay-1 (20.5 MW) and Arpachay-2 (1.4 MW) hydro- electric power stations launched in Sharur region in 2014.
Ismayilli-2 (1.6-MW) hydroelectric plant launched in 2015
Azerbaijan and Iran signed agreement for "Khudaferin" and "Giz Galasi" hydro-junctions and hydroelectric power plants on Araz River in Feb 2016
Ordubad Hydroelectric Power Plant (36 MW) project launched in January 2017

5. Trends in Azerbaijan Power Sector
Azerbaijan keen to increase share of hydro-electric power to 10 % and more
Focus on building small hydro-power plants, particularly in water-rich Autonomous Republic of Nakhchivan
Azerbaijan is surplus in electric energy production and exports power to neighbours-
To Turkey through “Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Energy Bridge”
To Iran and neighbouring parts of Russia - Regional Grid being developed
ADB support for power sector reforms and projects- ADB multi- tranche loan of $750 million to upgrade power distribution networks of Azerishiq Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC).

6. Possibilities of Bilateral cooperation in Hydro Power
Avenues of cooperation discussed with Azərenerji
Cooperation discussed at Inter-Governmental level during Joint Commission Meeting in Oct 2016
NHPC offered :
consultancy for development of new hydro power stations
consultancy for Renovation and Modernization Uprating (RMU) of old hydro power plants
Consultancy for preparation of DPR, technical consultancy services in design and engineering during execution, technology transfer
Capacity building -training of engineers in hydro power sector
NHPC should plan a visit of delegation to Azerbaijan for first hand look at the possible opportunities