The EU wants to secure electricity from renewable energy sources from Azerbaijan. For this, a 1,100-kilometre-long underwater cable with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts must run through the Black Sea to Romania. To this end, the heads of state or government of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary signed a corresponding agreement on Saturday in the presence of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The project, due to be completed in four years, is part of the EU’s efforts to become more energy independent in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine. “The two shores of the Black Sea have never been so close,” von der Leyen wrote on Twitter. She is proud that the agreement “places such a strong emphasis on renewable energy,” von der Leyen added. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was visibly pleased that “the longest underwater power cable in the world” is now being laid.
Significant hydropower potential
Georgia and Azerbaijan are located in the Caucasus Mountains. Both countries have significant hydropower potential. Georgia and Romania lie on the Black Sea, while Austria’s neighbor Hungary borders Romania.
According to Brussels, the project will receive financial support, depending on the results of a feasibility study. A secondary goal also appears to be Georgia’s integration into the EU’s internal market via the Black Sea Cable.
Source: Krone
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