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SOCAR said the signing took place in Belgrade but did not give a specific signing date.","The document sets out financing terms for project activities and requires unanimous approval of key decisions during preparation. The 500 MW is planned capacity; the announcement does not say construction has begun or that the plant is generating electricity."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-12T06:43:41+03:00","language":"en","text":"Full translations of the table text cells were added in all seven languages. Original source values and numerical observations were preserved."},{"at":"2026-10-12T06:43:42+03:00","language":"en","text":"Wording in this article's language editions was corrected to retain the article's full information and scope."}],"country":"AZ","data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"scope","label":{"ar":"النطاق","de":"Umfang","en":"Scope","es":"Ámbito","fr":"Portée","pt":"Âmbito","tr":"Kapsam"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"planned_capacity","label":{"ar":"القدرة الكهربائية المخططة","de":"Geplante elektrische Leistung","en":"Planned electrical capacity","es":"Capacidad eléctrica prevista","fr":"Capacité électrique prévue","pt":"Capacidade elétrica prevista","tr":"Planlanan elektrik kapasitesi"},"type":"number","unit":"MW"},{"key":"share","label":{"ar":"حصة المشروع المشترك","de":"Anteil am Gemeinschaftsunternehmen","en":"Joint-venture share","es":"Participación en la empresa conjunta","fr":"Part de la coentreprise","pt":"Participação na empresa conjunta","tr":"Ortak girişim payı"},"type":"number","unit":"%"}],"description":{"ar":"القدرة الكهربائية المخططة وحصص المشروع المشترك وفق بيان سوكار في 1 أكتوبر. ومن المخطط إقامة المحطة في نيش بصربيا.","de":"Geplante Stromkapazität und Anteile am Gemeinschaftsunternehmen laut SOCAR-Mitteilung vom 1. 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Santral Sırbistan’ın Niš kentinde planlanıyor."},"id":"planned-nis-gas-power-plant-and-jv-ownership","methodology":{"ar":"نُقلت الأرقام عن بيان سوكار. وتمثل 500 ميغاواط قدرة المحطة المخططة، وليست إنتاجاً قائماً أو قدرة تشغيلية. ويخصص البيان 50% من المشروع المشترك للجانب الأذربيجاني و50% إجمالاً للشركات الصربية. وهذا اتفاق مساهمين، وليس عقد إنشاء محطة أو إعلاناً عن بدء البناء.","de":"Die Angaben stammen aus der SOCAR-Mitteilung. Die 500 MW sind die geplante Kraftwerkskapazität, keine bestehende Erzeugung oder in Betrieb befindliche Leistung. Laut Mitteilung hält die aserbaidschanische Seite 50 % am Gemeinschaftsunternehmen, die serbischen Unternehmen zusammen die übrigen 50 %. Es handelt sich um eine Aktionärsvereinbarung, nicht um einen Bauvertrag oder eine Meldung über den Baubeginn.","en":"Figures are transcribed from SOCAR’s announcement. The 500 MW is planned plant capacity, not existing generation or operating capacity. The release assigns 50% of the joint venture to the Azerbaijani side and 50% collectively to the Serbian companies. This is a shareholders’ agreement, not a plant construction contract or notice that construction has started.","es":"Las cifras se transcriben del comunicado de SOCAR. Los 500 MW son la capacidad prevista de la central, no generación existente ni capacidad operativa. El comunicado asigna el 50% de la empresa conjunta a la parte azerbaiyana y el otro 50% en conjunto a las empresas serbias. Se trata de un acuerdo de accionistas, no de un contrato de construcción ni de un anuncio del inicio de las obras.","fr":"Les chiffres sont repris du communiqué de SOCAR. Les 500 MW correspondent à la capacité prévue de la centrale, et non à une production existante ou à une capacité en service. Le communiqué attribue 50 % de la coentreprise à la partie azerbaïdjanaise et 50 % au total aux entreprises serbes. Il s’agit d’un accord d’actionnaires, pas d’un contrat de construction ni d’une annonce de début des travaux.","pt":"Os valores foram transcritos do comunicado da SOCAR. Os 500 MW são a capacidade prevista da central, não geração existente nem capacidade em operação. O comunicado atribui 50% da empresa conjunta à parte azeri e os outros 50%, em conjunto, às empresas sérvias. Trata-se de um acordo de acionistas, não de um contrato de construção nem de um anúncio de início das obras.","tr":"Veriler SOCAR açıklamasından aktarıldı. 500 MW planlanan santral kapasitesidir; mevcut üretim veya işletmedeki güç değildir. Açıklama ortak girişimde Azerbaycan tarafına %50, Sırp şirketlere toplam %50 pay öngörür. 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