Azerbaijan can supply electricity to Armenia. Aliyev
12-08-2026 17:46 Azerbaijan Politics
azatutyun.am Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has stated that his country can supply electricity to Armenia, noting that Yerevan cannot indefinitely extend the operation of the Metsamor nuclear power plant.
Aliyev said in an interview with Azerbaijani state television that Azerbaijani specialists have conducted preliminary studies in Armenian territory and identified potential locations for electricity transmission pylons. This is part of a plan to connect Azerbaijan's electricity grid with Nakhchivan through Armenian territory.
«Today, their (Armenians') main source of energy is the nuclear power plant. If that source is closed, Armenia may face a serious energy crisis,» Aliyev said, adding that having an additional source of electricity is in Yerevan's own interest.
Armenia, which has long been heavily dependent on Russia and Iran for energy supplies, is now considering proposals from American, Russian, Chinese, French, and South Korean companies to build a new nuclear reactor to replace the Metsamor nuclear power plant, which has been in operation since the Soviet era.
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