The relationship between Baku and London moved beyond the familiar oil-and-gas script a long time ago, and the latest meeting at the Energy Ministry is a good case in point. Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov received Duncan Norman, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Azerbaijan. The conversation was a substantive one because the two sides, as the saying goes, compared notes across the whole span of their cooperation, from the traditional hydrocarbon sector to clean energy, decarbonization and electrical interconnections.

These days the spotlight has shifted to clean energy, decarbonization, electrification and the build-out of international energy corridors. One of the clearest markers of this new chapter is the solar power plant being developed together with bp in Jabrayil. The talks also singled out the electrification of oil and gas infrastructure that viewed as an important part of the energy transition. Pride of place on the agenda, however, went to the development of green energy corridors and interconnectors. In particular, the two sides discussed the "Caspian - Black Sea - Europe Green Energy Corridor." The Azerbaijani side laid out where the initiative stands, the findings of its feasibility study and the growing international appetite for the project.

It is worth recalling that Shahbazov has already set out some concrete milestones. In his words, Azerbaijan is counting on the launch of the "Central Asia - Azerbaijan" green energy corridor and the first phase of the Black Sea Energy corridor by 2032.

There is real groundwork behind those plans. In........

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