Day: March 26, 2026

Financed entirely through domestic resources, large-scale energy storage centers with a combined capacity of 250 MW and 500 MWh have been established at the 500 kV Absheron and 220 kV Agdash substations.Importantly, this represents the first deployment of battery energy storage at such scale across the CIS region, positioning Azerbaijan as an adopter as well as an emerging regional frontrunner in grid modernization technologies.

Rising oil and gas prices are expected to put increasing pressure on energy-importing countries, while boosting revenues for exporters such as Azerbaijan, according to a regional economic outlook by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. At pre-conflict price levels, the negative trade balance in energy resources is particularly high for countries including Moldova, Jordan, Tunisia, Senegal, North Macedonia, Morocco, and Egypt, where deficits range from around 5% to…

The figures indicate that propylene production has been steadily expanding over the past three years, driven by growth in Azerbaijan’s petrochemical sector.

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it identified a Hungarian military intelligence officer who led a spy network in western Ukraine after operating for years in Georgia under diplomatic cover. The man has been identified as Zoltán Andre.

“From 2016 to 2020, Andre was in Georgia, where he conducted intelligence activities under the cover of a representative of Hungary’s diplomatic mission,” the SBU said in a March 23 statement, adding, “After returning from the South Caucasus, he began intelligence and subversive activities against Ukraine in 2021.”

According to the report, Andre led a spy network in Ukraine’s western Zakarpattia region, which was uncovered in spring 2025. The SBU said it detained two members of this spy cell who were “collecting information on the region’s military defenses, local socio-political sentiment, and possible public reaction in the event of Hungarian troops entering the area.”

According to the agency, Andre used diplomatic institutions for recruitment and promised remuneration.

Tbilisi has not yet commented on the SBU’s statement.

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@SouthCaucasus @JAMnewsCaucasus That’s one out of numerous advantages GD managed to achieve for the citizens of Georgia

— KGri (@KGri68) Mar 26, 2026

Azerbaijan has announced its preliminary squad for the upcoming European Judo Championships, set to take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, from April 16 to 19.

Germany’s Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius stated on Thursday during his visit to Australia that when it comes to the United States attacking Iran, “there is no strategy, there is no clear objective … there is no exit strategy”, AzerNEWS reports.