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Uno sguardo all'interno della più recente e avanzata centrale elettrica dell'Azerbaigian

In questo episodio, diamo un’occhiata alla centrale elettrica 8 novembre dell'Azerbaigian, il più grande impianto a gas del Caucaso meridionale. Grazie alla tecnologia predisposta per l'idrogeno, rappresenta un importante passo avanti nella transizione energetica del Paese.

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00:00Azerbaijan's carbon dioxide footprint, actually greenhouse gas footprint, is around 60 million tons.
00:06So 2 million tons out of that will be avoided because of this plant.
00:19Hello and a very warm welcome to another episode of Energy Frontiers.
00:24This month we take a closer look at Azerbaijan's newest and most advanced power station, the 8th November Power Plant,
00:31located in Mingushevir, often called the nation's energy capital.
00:35In just a moment we'll hear from Deputy Minister of Energy, Dr. Elnor Soltanov,
00:39about what this means for regional gas diplomacy and domestic supply.
00:44But first, here's a quick overview of what's in play.
00:47The 8th November Power Plant is a high-efficiency gas facility,
00:51the largest of its kind in the South Caucasus.
00:56Powered by combined cycle technology,
00:59it's designed to generate up to 1,880 megawatts of electricity,
01:04whilst cutting emissions by around 50% compared to older infrastructure.
01:10Its hydrogen-ready turbines align with Azerbaijan's long-term, low-carbon ambitions,
01:16and by saving more than a billion cubic metres of gas each year,
01:20it has the potential to reshape the country's energy balance, both at home and abroad.
01:26So how will the plant contribute to Azerbaijan's energy transition,
01:31and how will its impact be measured in real terms?
01:35I'm delighted to say that I'm joined in studio now to answer all of these questions and more
01:39by Azerbaijan's Deputy Minister of Energy, Dr. Elnor Soltanov.
01:43A very warm welcome. It's great to see you again.
01:46Hi, Rebecca.
01:47Thank you for being here today.
01:48My pleasure.
01:49Let me start by asking you about the 8th of November Power Plant.
01:52It's now operational.
01:54But how will you measure its impact beyond capacity?
01:58And what does it actually mean to Azerbaijan
01:59in terms of the energy transition and your goals there?
02:03Thank you for the question.
02:05Capacity matters when we talk about the contribution of this new plant
02:08to Azerbaijani grid system, economy, and overall climate goals.
02:12Why? Because this plant used to be the biggest but least efficient power plant in Azerbaijan.
02:18But now it's the biggest but one of the most efficient power plants in Azerbaijan.
02:22Currently, as we talk, it's producing around 30% of all electricity consumed in Azerbaijan right now.
02:30That means that we are going to be feeling and calculating very clearly
02:36how much natural gas we are going to be saving by relying on this plant at this capacity, at this level.
02:43Second, the earlier plant was boiler plant.
02:47The difference is combined cycle plants are very quick to respond to oscillations in the grid system.
02:54We all remember what happened in Spain a couple of months ago.
02:56This is especially valid and important when we talk about renewable energy.
03:01The plant is expected to free up more than a billion cubic meters of gas each year.
03:05Talk to me about how that surplus will be deployed.
03:08Is it purely for exports or do you have other plans?
03:11In the best of all possible worlds, the saving could go up to 1.2 BCM of gas, actually.
03:17And I believe that if you look at the amount of carbon dioxide that are reduced, that are avoided,
03:24it kind of will amount up to 2 million tons.
03:28We can definitely talk about save natural gas that are measured in millions of cubic meters of gas that we have.
03:36This is a very significant amount.
03:38It will be used differently.
03:40It could be used domestically or it could become part of our export mix that we are currently realizing.
03:48Recently, OPEC at their ninth seminar talked about there being no end of demand for oil anytime soon,
03:54certainly not ahead of 2050.
03:56And they point to an investment of more than $18 trillion being needed before that time.
04:02Does that mean that you in Azerbaijan and with these plants are continuing to invest in hydrocarbons,
04:08but also in the renewable side of things?
04:10I mean, Azerbaijan currently has the presidency of COP29 as well.
04:16And what matters, and as COP29 presidency, we have been pursuing this goal,
04:21the scientific community and the best available science tells us that we need to reach net zero by 2050.
04:27That's our best shot, really.
04:30It does not mean that by 2050 all hydrocarbons will be out of the sea.
04:37What we have been observing in Azerbaijan is that it is increasingly becoming a natural gas country.
04:44And natural gas is important in two regards.
04:47Natural gas is the least polluting of all fossil fuels out there.
04:52And second, natural gas, and we are back to November 8th power plant,
04:57is really important for those responsive power plants,
05:02because those resilient power plants are usually not coal-fired power plants.
05:07So natural gas-fired power plants are really good in terms of integrating more and more renewable energy.
05:13So in that sense, I really commend also as part of the COP29 team that Azerbaijan's pushed for more natural gas,
05:20because especially in the European continent, as you know, there are a lot of countries that use coal.
05:25And if our gas is replacing that coal, in fact, in that sense, it's actually contributing to decarbonisation.
05:33And in case our gas production will increase considerably,
05:37that will happen only if European Commission, with whom we signed a deal in 2022,
05:43is going to be supporting this process.
05:45Speaking of November 8th power plant, your turbines are hydrogen ready.
05:50But what is the roadmap? What is the timeline for integration?
05:53They will be able to use up to 40% hydrogen.
05:57And we already worked the hydrogen strategy with EBRD.
06:03But to be honest with you, hydrogen is very expensive, especially green hydrogen.
06:08Clean hydrogen is very expensive.
06:10What we think, and the way we started to think about hydrogen,
06:13is really related to immense offshore wind resources that we have in the Caspian Sea.
06:19Because if we want to develop those wind resources at scale,
06:23we are going to need some storage capacity.
06:27And I think in several months' time, we will start this implementation plan with EBRD.
06:32That way, we will have a clearer picture on how exactly we are going to be implementing this.
06:37In terms of the regulations, the policies, and indeed the infrastructure which you have referenced,
06:43what else needs to be put in place to make sure that hydrogen is firmly integrated into the energy mix?
06:49I think the first question is real technology.
06:53We need to have these mature technologies.
06:57Because electrolyzers that especially we use for green hydrogen, we don't have them at scale.
07:04But first and foremost, although I'm saying this last, it's about economics.
07:09It's about the cost of production of green or clean or low carbon hydrogen.
07:13And how and who will eventually pay for that?
07:17Because when you blend hydrogen for electricity production, you are increasing the cost of production.
07:23Again, back to November, 8th of November power plant, our state spent several hundred million dollars for this project.
07:34But eventually, this will help our economy, but also help our climate goals.
07:39We have to leave our conversation there.
07:41But it's been a pleasure.
07:41Thank you so much for your time.
07:43The pleasure is mine.
07:43Thank you.
07:44Thank you.
07:45Well, that's all that we have time for in this episode of Energy Frontiers.
07:49But join me again next time from our studio in Baku, Azerbaijan.
07:52I'll see you then.
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