Türkiye regulations · 15 November 2026
Four countries sign strategic partnership for clean electricity trade with Europe
Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Bulgaria have signed an agreement to develop clean electricity trade and grid connections, aiming to deliver electricity to European markets.
Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and Georgia have signed a strategic partnership agreement on clean energy. According to the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources’ announcement dated 10 November 2026, the agreement was signed during COP31 in Antalya. The partnership focuses on clean electricity trade, cross-border transmission and stronger regional energy connections. [Source](https://enerji.gov.tr/haber-detay?id=31966)
A partnership between four governments
The Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the Field of Clean Energy aims to strengthen energy-sector cooperation and develop regional energy connectivity. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar signed for Türkiye. The other signatories were Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov, Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Iva Petrova and Georgia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Mariam Kvrivishvili. The ministry describes the partnership as covering the energy sector, with particular emphasis on clean energy. Source
Official source: Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources ↗A route to European markets
According to Bayraktar, the project aims to deliver electricity generated from clean energy sources to European markets along the Azerbaijan–Georgia–Türkiye–Bulgaria route. He described it as the “TANAP of electricity.” He said cooperation began in 2024, advanced through a memorandum of understanding signed in Baku in April 2025, and now rests on a stronger foundation through an intergovernmental agreement. Delivery to Europe is presented as an objective, not as an operating route. Bayraktar also said the initiative would strengthen energy ties and contribute to Europe’s security of supply. Source
Official source: Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources ↗Grid integration and technical conditions
The agreement targets the development of cross-border transmission, distribution and trade in electricity generated from clean sources. Its objectives include establishing technical, commercial and regulatory conditions for safe, reliable and uninterrupted electricity transmission between the countries. Supporting integration between their electricity grids is another component. The ministry lists these as agreement objectives; the announcement does not set out a new corporate obligation or detailed regulations that have entered into force. Source
Official source: Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources ↗Data connections and long-term objectives
Alongside electricity connections, the project envisages developing communications and data transmission through fibre-optic cables to support energy services. Its broader objectives are to strengthen regional energy security, increase clean energy trade, diversify energy sources and develop a long-term strategic energy partnership between the four countries. The ministry’s announcement does not provide project capacity, an investment amount or a commissioning timetable. The reported development is therefore the signing of the partnership agreement and its stated objectives, rather than the completion of a transmission project. Source
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