Tezislər / Theses

Solar energy potential 
Fuzuli, Jabrayil, and Zangilan districts of Karabakh have the second-
highest results in the country in terms of the amount of solar radiation received. 
The amount of radiation per square meter is generally 1600-1700 kW*hour. 
The potential solar energy potential is estimated at 3,000-4,000 megawatts. 
Wind energy potential 
For the production of this type of energy, there are areas that combine 
the characteristics and at the same time at a height of 100 meters, the wind 
speed is 7-8m/s, which is considered suitable for the production of wind 
energy. 
Geothermal energy potential 
Geothermal water resources in Kalbajar and Shusha are the main sources 
of geothermal energy. More precisely, the territory of Kalbajar has 3093 m3 / 
day, and the territory of Shusha has 412 m3 / day of water reserves.

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THE 3
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 INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES OF STUDENTS AND YOUNG RESEARCHERS 
dedicated to the 99
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References 
1. https://www.iea.org/countries/azerbaijan 
2. https://minenergy.gov.az/az/alternativ-ve-berpa-olunan-enerji/azerbaycanda-berpa-
olunan-enerji-menbelerinden-istifade 
3. https://minenergy.gov.az/en/xeberler-arxivi/dagliq-qarabag-ve-etraf-regionlarin-enerji-
potensiali 
PRESENT SITUATION WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY IN 
AZERBAIJAN, KAZAKHSTAN AND UZBEKISTAN 
Zumrud Pashazade 
Baku Higher Oil School
Baku, Azerbaijan 
[e-mail] 
Supervisor: Siyavush Azakov 
Keywords: 
greenhouse gas emission, wind power, solar energy, energy security
 
After the rapid industrialization, renewable energy is no longer 
considered to be a unique source of energy; instead, within the recent years 
it has become an important pathway from “dirty energy” to “clean energy” in 
the energy sector for the majority of the countries across the world. The 
greatest part of the global energy demand is dominated by non-renewable 
energy sources. Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are taking place at 
the top of the list which are known as the major energy producers and net 
energy exporters in the global energy market. However, due to the adverse 
effects of vast amount of greenhouse gas emissions on environment and 
human health, it is required to switch to low-carbon energy sources on a 
global level as rapidly as possible. The fact that fossil fuel combustion 
accounted just over three-quarters of total greenhouse gas emissions 
worldwide (Ritchie and Roser, 2022), it is highly expected for renewable 
energy to have a powerful impact in the process of decarbonizing energy 
sector in the forthcoming decades.
Climatic factors such as speed of wind, sunlight and water availability 
have a significant impact on RE technologies. Considering that all three 
countries are quite sunny and windy, these suitable conditions allow them to 
have an excellent untapped potential for the green energy development. The 
journey of these countries with renewable energy is quite new, as their rich 
fossil fuel reserves have long been playing the key feedstock role in their 
energy demand. The main reason behind this long-term focus on 
hydrocarbons as the only source to create energy is the high energy security 
of resource supply, and a large capital investment in the petroleum sector. 

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