Baku. Agshin Rafigoglu - APA-Economics. By 2020, Azerbaijan will be able to save 1.1 billion cubic meters of gas thanks to alternative and renewable energy sources, Jamil Malikov, deputy head of the State Agency for Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources said at the 7th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development held in Baku.
“This will cause GDP to rise 7.9% in Azerbaijan”, the deputy head said.
Malikov added that AZN 987.4 million was invested in alternative energy sphere in 2005-2015.