Regional power connectivity could unlock Central Asia and the Caucasus’s high-potential renewable mix (Ember)

Central Asia and the Caucasus benefit from a diversity in geography that provides a complementary profile of renewables – strong wind potential in the north, solar in the south and hydro in the east around the region’s two largest rivers. Sharing renewable electricity across the region via interconnectors would help balance supply and demand across different times and conditions to ensure a cheap, reliable supply of electricity.

The planned green energy corridors connecting Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and the EU could bring together these diverse renewable sources, delivering low-cost, sustainable power across borders.