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Azerbaijan generated 4.23 billion kWh of renewable electricity in nine months

The Energy Ministry said renewable sources, including hydropower, produced 4.23 billion kWh in January–September.

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Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy reported total electricity generation of 21.19 billion kWh in January–September 2026. Thermal plants produced 16.96 billion kWh, hydropower plants 2.77 billion kWh and other sources 1.46 billion kWh. The figures come from the ministry’s operational data for the period.

Generation from renewable sources, including hydropower, reached 4.23 billion kWh, which the ministry said was 1.05 billion kWh more than in the same period a year earlier. That total includes hydropower, wind, solar and the solid household-waste incineration plant. The figures describe electricity generated, not installed capacity or a forecast of future output.

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Azerbaijan electricity generation figures

The Ministry of Energy’s release on January–September 2026 electricity generation, published on 14 October 2026.

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    Publication of January–September electricity generation data

    Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy published total electricity output and its source breakdown for the first nine months of 2026.

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The ministry’s operational data report electricity generated during the period by source. The renewable total includes hydropower; figures are transcribed from the official release. These are output figures, not capacity or forecasts.

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