Solar power in Azerbaijan

Solar power in Azerbaijan includes individual and commercial scale systems. Due to its climatic conditions and locations Azerbaijan has greater potential for solar power than the rest of the region. Insolation values are higher and other conditions for solar power generation are comparable to neighboring countries in the South Caucasus. The country features 250 sunny days per annum: changing from 2210 to 2700 hours and from 865 to 1000 hours in summer and winter periods, respectively.
Insolation.
Annual solar radiation reaches 4.7 kWh/ m2/day and approximately 5000–6500 MJ/m2/year. The highest insolation areas are on the Absheron peninsula and Nakhchivan region. Solar radiation ranges from 1900 to 2800 in different regions such as high-mountain zones of the Great and Small Caucasus. Absheron Peninsula receives almost 1600 kWh/m2 per year of solar radiation.
Three locations of intensive solar radiation in Azerbaijan: Pirallahi-Island, Minguechaur and Nakhichivan.
Policies.
Existing legislation on renewable energy: