Azerbaijan’s Zangezur power line and push toward European electricity markets

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Azerbaijan has begun construction of the Zangezur high-voltage transmission line, a project aimed at integrating the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic into the country’s unified electricity system and strengthening cross-border energy connectivity toward Türkiye and European markets. The project is being implemented by AzerEnergy and forms part of a broader effort to modernize Azerbaijan’s power infrastructure, eliminate internal grid fragmentation, and expand regional electricity transmission capacity.

The restoration of a direct electricity connection between Nakhchivan and mainland Azerbaijan has implications beyond domestic energy management. By eliminating breaks in internal transmission, the project enables more coherent and predictable power flows toward Türkiye and onward to Europe.

The integration of Nakhchivan into Azerbaijan’s unified electricity system and the construction of the Zangezur power line also complement Azerbaijan’s participation in the Black Sea Energy Corridor, which brings together Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, and Hungary.

As the project advances, the South Caucasus’ energy landscape is becoming increasingly interconnected, proving that large-scale interconnection projects, not individual power plants, are now defining the balance of power in the modern energy sector.

Source: AZERNEWS