Masdar, a global clean energy leader based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is ready to develop new projects as part of a 10-gigawatt renewable energy portfolio in Azerbaijan, Country Manager of Masdar Azerbaijan Murad Sadikhov said in an exclusive interview with Trend.
Sadikov noted that Masdar sees great potential in expanding the existing capacity of Garadagh solar power plant in Azerbaijan.
“Its peak capacity is 230 megawatts and it is working at full capacity. We have had certain consultations with the Ministry of Energy on expanding the power plant’s capacity. There are plenty of available land plots next to our plant site and we see good potential to increase the capacity.” he said.
Secondly, he explained, it is necessary to find a potential off-taker who will guarantee the energy will be bought.
“All these issues are being currently discussed. Once there is a possibility, I believe we can enjoy celebrating another phase of the project,” he added.
Sadikhov noted that the total volume of electricity generation by Garadagh solar power plant stood at 68.8 kilowatt-hours in June this year.
“This was the actual generation of Garadagh power plant so far in 2025. On July 9 we celebrated 800 million kilowatt-hours of green energy generated by the plant since its opening. This is a very big figure,” he said.
Talking about innovative technologies used at the plant, he noted that it consists of 570,000 solar panels, which are bifacial.
“It's a new technology that can generate power from the front side and back side of the solar panels. It is a tracking system, which follows the sun or the angle of the sun. It consists of 820 string inverters and all energy is exported to the Azerenergy network,” Sadikhov explained.
Masdar’s operational maintenance team is on the site to make sure everything is working correctly, he added.
“This is a long-term marathon when it comes to operating and maintaining a solar power plant. This is a power plant that needs to be operational 100% all the time. Therefore, Masdar has its own dedicated operational maintenance company, which is Masdar Specialized Technical Service Company (MSTS). We have more than 20 people on site with perfect experience to operate the site.”
