Azerbaijan and Georgia have established a 20-year framework governing electricity supplies to Georgia and the transit of Azerbaijani power through Georgian territory.

The intergovernmental agreement was signed in Baku on 18 May and approved by an Azerbaijani presidential decree on 9 July 2026.

It covers direct electricity exports from Azerbaijan to Georgia and transit through Georgia to third countries, including Turkey.

The two countries already use the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Power Bridge and associated transmission infrastructure. The new agreement places that cooperation on a longer-term legal basis rather than creating an entirely new physical corridor.

For Georgia, the framework may improve the predictability of electricity imports during periods of domestic shortage and reinforce its role in regional transit. For Azerbaijan, it creates a basis for expanding exports as additional generation becomes available.

The agreement is also relevant to the wider regional green-electricity agenda. Azerbaijan is developing solar and wind capacity, while Georgia is positioning itself within the Green Energy Corridor and Black Sea Submarine Cable projects.

The scale of the commercial impact cannot yet be determined from the agreement alone. Actual benefits will depend on traded volumes, prices, network capacity, dispatch arrangements and any required grid upgrades.

The deal should therefore be viewed as a long-term legal and institutional framework for power trade, rather than evidence that a specific volume of new electricity flows has already begun.

The article is based on the agreement details reported by JAMnews and the referenced Azerbaijani presidential approval.