Law No 339-VIQ, dated 31 May 2021, On Use of Renewables to
Generate Electricity, is enacted with effect 14 July 2021 with
supposedly no retroactive effect vis-à-vis any
existing projects. The Law is aimed at promoting generation of
electricity from renewables by addressing legal, economic, and
organisational grounds for their use and providing for mechanisms
to support the developments. The Law is passed pursuant to the
State Program of Use of Alternate and Renewable Energy Sources.
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The Law provides for the Atlas, a mapping of potential renewable
energy sources in Azerbaijan. The Atlas will include land plots and
water objects appropriate for renewable projects based on their
initial assessment, potential, boundaries, and other appropriate
features. Information held by the State land, water, forest, and
other appropriate cadastres shall be transmitted to the authority
that will maintain the Atlas, the Ministry of Energy.
