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Turkey and Azerbaijan have signed a long-term strategic natural gas agreement and, at the same time, announced plans for a new regional electricity transmission corridor modeled on the TANAP pipeline, according to Asharq Al-Awsat. The move highlights how the two countries are widening an energy partnership that already plays a major role in moving gas from the Caspian region to Europe.
Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Monday that Ankara and Baku are working on an electricity corridor similar in concept to the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline, or TANAP, which carries Azerbaijani gas across Turkey. The idea is to create an infrastructure link that would allow power to move between the two countries and potentially onward into the wider region, as reported by Asharq Al-Awsat.
The timing of the announcement matters because it pairs a gas supply deal with a broader push into electricity cooperation. That suggests Turkey and Azerbaijan are seeking to deepen energy ties beyond fossil fuels alone, while also building a more integrated regional energy network. For both countries, such projects can strengthen supply security, expand export options, and increase their strategic influence in nearby markets.
According to the reports, the gas agreement is described as long-term and strategic, underscoring the durability of the energy relationship between the two governments. The electricity corridor plan is still at the announcement stage, but the TANAP comparison signals an ambition to build something on a similar scale and regional importance.
For consumers and businesses, projects like these can affect the reliability of energy flows, pricing stability, and the balance of supply in southeastern Europe and the broader Caucasus region. They also fit into a wider pattern in which Turkey is positioning itself as a transit hub for energy moving between producers in the east and markets to the west.
No detailed timetable or technical specifications for the electricity corridor were given in the summaries, and the reports do not say when construction might begin. What is clear is that Turkey and Azerbaijan are using their latest agreement to turn a long-standing gas partnership into a broader energy strategy that now includes electricity as well as natural gas.