Economic Development in Azerbaijan

[Azeri440]

This project took so long.. Hopefully it will get some share of EU-Asia trade. Even if this route gets %2 of EU-Asia trade, it means tens of billions.

Its finally completed.

First train on BTK route goes across Turkish section

The first test train on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) route left Turkey for Georgia.

Among the passengers were Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication of Turkey Ahmet Arslan, Georgia’s Economy Minister Georgy Gakhariya, Head of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC Javid Gurbanov, Chairman of Georgian Railway Mamuka Bakhtadze and Head of national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Kanat Alpysbayev.

Gakhariya noted that there are great expectations from the results and that the involvement of the BTK railway line should bring benefits to Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan and to the countries of the region. "The purpose of the meeting is to see at what stage the works are," he added.

The BTK railway, which is an important part of the historical Silk Road, is being constructed on the basis of the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey intergovernmental agreement. The main purpose of the project is to improve economic relations between the three countries and gain foreign direct investment by connecting Europe and Asia.

https://www.azernews.az/business/116502.html

 

[Azeri440]

Azerbaijan prepares for launch of third satellite

Space Systems/Loral (SSL) has been selected to provide a communications satellite to Azercosmos, the national satellite operator of Azerbaijan. The new satellite will be called Azerspace-2, although it will also be called Intesat-38 after a strategic agreement was signed with Intelsat. The launch – on a yet-to-be-confirmed rocket – is expected to take place late in 2017.

The satellite will be located at the 45 degrees east orbital location where it will provide service in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Azerspace-2 will be Azercosmos’ second telecommunications satellite, and will expand on the current capacity of Azerspace-1.

Azerspace-1 sports 24 C-band transponders and 12 Ku-band transponders to deliver communications coverage for Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Europe and Africa.

Produced by Orbital Sciences Corporation, the satellite is based on Orbital’s STAR-2 platform with a designed mission life of 15 years. It was launched on an Ariane 5 launch back in 2013, alongside Amazonas-3.

Azerspace-2 will ride into space to support the growing demand for DTH, government, and network services in Europe, Central and South Asia, the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa, but won’t be built on the same STAR-2 platform after SSL beat out Orbital ATK to the contract.

The Great Wall Industry Corporation of China and and France’s Airbus Defense and Space also bid and lost out to SSL.

“SSL has a long history of partnering with satellite operators,” noted John Celli, President of SSL. “We look forward to supporting Azercosmos in its collaborative project with Intelsat by building the spacecraft that will help both Azercosmos and Intelsat meet their growth objectives.”

Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38, will be designed and built at SSL’s Palo Alto plant in California.

As part of the agreement, Canada’s MDA will provide knowledge transfer cooperation related to radar Earth observation directly to Azercosmos. The satellite design is based on the SSL 1300 satellite platform that provides the flexibility for a broad range of applications and technology advances.

For Intelsat, the satellite will provide continuity of service for the Intelsat 12 satellite currently stationed at 45 degrees East, an orbital location which hosts DTH platforms for Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Asia-Pacific region.

Intelsat 38 will also provide connectivity for corporate networks and government applications in Africa. Intelsat 12 was also built by SSL and launched in 2000.

“Intelsat 38 is an example of the collaboration taking place across the satellite industry today,” added Thierry Guillemin, EVP and Chief Technology Officer of Intelsat.

“Our partnership with Azercosmos and SSL will enable us to meet the content distribution demands of viewers in Central Europe and Asia and provide corporate networks in Africa with the broadband connectivity they need to build and expand their businesses.”

No launch vehicle was confirmed at the time of the announcement, while local media reports note “issues” related to the insurance of the satellite are to be resolved by the time of its launch. The selection of the launch vehicle will play into the insurance discussion.

“This new satellite will provide Azercosmos with additional capacity for the increasing demand in the region, and will allow us to continue to bring the best service to our customers,” added Rashad Nabiyev, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Azercosmos. “We are pleased to collaborate with two world leaders in the satellite industry.”

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/10/ssl-to-build-azerspace-2-2017-launch/

Solar Farm in Pirallahi using only components made in Azerbaijan

 

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Baku Social Housing Project

 

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Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan Shake Hands to Cooperate on Energy Deliveries to Europe

The declaration was signed by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on Tuesday, while the text of the document was published in Turkmen newspapers earlier in the day.

Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan stand in favor of the construction of the Trans-Caspian subsea pipeline with the consent of the states whose territories the new pipeline will cross. Russia and Iran oppose the project, insisting on the realization of the plan only when there is consent of all five countries of the Caspian Sea region (Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan).

Another discussion on the issue is expected to take place during a trilateral meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Aliyev and Berdimuhamedow in late 2017.

https://sputniknews.com/business/20...baijan-turkmenistan-energy-deliveries-europe/

 

[OguzSenturk]

Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan Shake Hands to Cooperate on Energy Deliveries to Europe

The declaration was signed by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on Tuesday, while the text of the document was published in Turkmen newspapers earlier in the day.

Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan stand in favor of the construction of the Trans-Caspian subsea pipeline with the consent of the states whose territories the new pipeline will cross. Russia and Iran oppose the project, insisting on the realization of the plan only when there is consent of all five countries of the Caspian Sea region (Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan).

Another discussion on the issue is expected to take place during a trilateral meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Aliyev and Berdimuhamedow in late 2017.

https://sputniknews.com/business/20...baijan-turkmenistan-energy-deliveries-europe/

Fınally ak. I am waiting 10 years for this to happen. I hope it will be at least 4 different gas pipelines, and i hope total pipeline capacity will be at least 60bcm/year.

 

[xenon54 out]

Russia and Iran oppose the project, insisting on the realization of the plan only when there is consent of all five countries of the Caspian Sea region (Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan).

On what basis? I mean Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are two independent countries, does Russia ask for permission from Ukraine and Romania when building pipelines throught Black sea?

 

[Azeri440]

On what basis? I mean Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are two independent countries, does Russia ask for permission from Ukraine and Romania when building pipelines throught Black sea?

There is no basis, Russia is just scared to lose its main energy market, on top of that, with less gas imports, Europe and US will continue to add more sanctions.

I don't even know why Iran cares, they barely export anything to Europe.

now Azerbaijan needs rapid modernization of the navy.

 

[what]

There is no basis, Russia is just scared to lose its main energy market, on top of that, with less gas imports, Europe and US will continue to add more sanctions.

I don't even know why Iran cares, they barely export anything to Europe.

now Azerbaijan needs rapid modernization of the navy.

I believe their official reason is enviromental issues. Silly Russia.

 

[OguzSenturk]

I don't even know why Iran cares, they barely export anything to Europe.

They will lose Turkish market immediately. Also they are investing into Syrian civil war to guarantee Iran-Iraq-Syria-Cyprus-Greece-EU pipeline route, so they see Turkmen gas as a threat towards their economical benefits.

 

[Islamic faith&Secularism]

There is no basis, Russia is just scared to lose its main energy market, on top of that, with less gas imports, Europe and US will continue to add more sanctions.
I don't even know why Iran cares, they barely export anything to Europe.
now Azerbaijan needs rapid modernization of the navy.

Any imply or agreement at the meeting with regard to military, especially for the navies?

 

[what]

Afaik both countries still have a border dispute in the caspian, but nevertheless great news.

The Russians will be fuming with Turkmen, Azeri and Israeli gas being delivered to Europe.

If that pipeline could be extended to eastern Europe and the Baltics that would be a huge blow to Russian influence in the region with no alternatives for most of the countries. Except for Latvia that has build a LNG terminal recently.

Edit: We need to get Azerbaijan into NATO asap, Russians will be furious seriously.

 

[Samlee]

Congratulations

 

[Azeri440]

Afaik both countries still have a border dispute in the caspian, but nevertheless great news.

The Russians will be fuming with Turkmen, Azeri and Israeli gas being delivered to Europe.

If that pipeline could be extended to eastern Europe and the Baltics that would be a huge blow to Russian influence in the region with no alternatives for most of the countries. Except for Latvia that has build a LNG terminal recently.

Edit: We need to get Azerbaijan into NATO asap, Russians will be furious seriously.

it is

Bulgaria will receive Azerbaijani gas from Greece via Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB).
http://abc.az/eng/news/104453.html

Bulgaria starts talks with SOCAR on Balkan gas hub
https://en.trend.az/business/energy/2767282.html

MoU on Ionian-Adriatic Pipeline signed with SOCAR
The IAP will pass through Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and end in the city of Split in Croatia, where it will be connected to the existing gas distribution system of the country. From Croatia, the gas can go to Hungary and other countries of Central and Western Europe.
https://www.azernews.az/oil_and_gas/101424.html

Any imply or agreement at the meeting with regard to military, especially for the navies?

so far its setting up transit routes between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, energy cooperation and increase of trade between two countries.

 

[GOLDENEAGLE1]

Its finally completed.

First train on BTK route goes across Turkish section

The first test train on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) route left Turkey for Georgia.

Among the passengers were Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication of Turkey Ahmet Arslan, Georgia’s Economy Minister Georgy Gakhariya, Head of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC Javid Gurbanov, Chairman of Georgian Railway Mamuka Bakhtadze and Head of national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Kanat Alpysbayev.

Gakhariya noted that there are great expectations from the results and that the involvement of the BTK railway line should bring benefits to Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan and to the countries of the region. "The purpose of the meeting is to see at what stage the works are," he added.

The BTK railway, which is an important part of the historical Silk Road, is being constructed on the basis of the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey intergovernmental agreement. The main purpose of the project is to improve economic relations between the three countries and gain foreign direct investment by connecting Europe and Asia.

https://www.azernews.az/business/116502.html

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CONGRATZ

 

[what]

Damn Azeris, you will gaine a lot of currency and influence with those pipelines. I wonder how high the transit fees are.