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Table of Content Production ....................................................................... 27 Fish farms ......................................................................... 28 Processing capacity .......................................................... 29 1. Azerbaijan ...................................... 2 Trade ................................................................................ 30 Development Aviation Sector ............................................ 2 Workforces in the sector ................................................. 31 Opportunities in the Airport ................................................................................ 2 Potential water resources for fisheries ............................ 32 Airlines ............................................................................... 3 Development Plans .......................................................... 32 CIS Countries Passengers ......................................................................... 3 Prospects of fisheries sector ............................................ 33 Cargos ................................................................................ 4 Related Tender Held ........................................................ 34 First Draft Fleets ................................................................................. 5 Key players (Public and private sectors) .......................... 34 Workforces in the Aviation sector ..................................... 6 Forestry Management .............................. 35 Nominal Wages in the Aviation sector ............................... 6 Size of the sector ............................................................. 35 Development Plans in the Aviation sector ......................... 7 Total forest area (natural & man-made) .......................... 35 Prospects of Aviation Sector .............................................. 7 Environmental protection policies ............ 37 Key players in the Aviation sector ...................................... 8 Workforces in the sector ................................................. 39 Water Treatment ........................................ 9 Development Plans .......................................................... 39 Water treatment facilities and their capacity .................... 9 Prospects of forestry management sector....................... 39 Development Plans .......................................................... 11 Key players (Public and private sectors) .... 40 Prospects of Water Treatment Sector Error! 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Territory Planning ..................................... 42 Related Tenders Held ....................................................... 11 Prospects of Territory Planning ....................................... 42 Key players ....................................................................... 11 Investment Made in Territory Planning ........................... 44 Key players (Public and private sectors) .......................... 45 Waste Management ................................. 12 August 2019 Size of waste management Sector ................................... 12 Rural Development ................................... 46 Methods of waste disposal used in Azerbaijan ................ 14 The rural area................................................................... 46 Main waste disposal Facilities .......................................... 15 Population in the rural area ............................................. 46 Prospects of waste management..................................... 17 Rural development policies ............................................. 47 Key Players ....................................................................... 17 Prospects of rural Development ...................................... 48 Water Management and Supply ................ 18 Related Tenders held ................................ 49 Main dams and their capacity .......................................... 19 Key players ....................................................................... 49 Precipitation .................................................................... 20 Renewable Energy (wind & solar) ............. 50 Water Consumption in various sector ............................. 20 Size of the sector ............................................................. 50 Main water supply sources .............................................. 21 Renewable energy development policies ........................ 51 Development Plans .......................................................... 22 The share of renewable energy as total energy produced Prospects of water management sector .......................... 23 ......................................................................................... 52 Related Tenders Held ....................................................... 24 Common Finance methods in the sector ......................... 53 Key players (Public and private sectors) .......................... 24 Development Plans ................................... 53 Fisheries ................................................... 25 Key players (Public and private sectors) .... 55 Size of the sector ............................................................. 25 Main fishery resources..................................................... 26 Available aquatic species ................................................. 26 Seperator: Azerbaijan 1 | Page 1. Azerbaijan Map 1-1: Connec tivity Map-2011 Aviation Sector Air transport to, from and within Azerbaijan creates three distinct types of economic benefit. Economic value created by the industry is more than contribution to GDP. The principal benefits are created for the customer, the passenger or shipper, using the air transport service. In addition, the connections created between cities and markets represent an important infrastructure asset that generates benefits through enabling foreign direct investment, business clusters, specialization and other spill-over Source: IATA impacts on an economy’s productive capacity. Table 1-1: Azerbaijan Commercial Airports Airport Airport City ICAO Code Akstafa Aghstafa UBBA Currently, there are 11 commercial airports in Azerbaijan. Heydar Aliyev Interna onal Airport Baku UBBB Zabrat Airport Baku UBTT Heydar Aliyev International airport has Balakan Airport Balakan UB0G considered largest airport in the Ganja International Airport Ganja UBBG country. Lankaran International Airp ort Lankaran UBBL Nakhchivan International Airport Nakhchivan UBBN Qabala International Airport Qabala UBBQ Stepanakert Airport Stepanakert UBBS Yevlakh Airport Yevlakh UBEE Zaqatala International Airport Zaqatala UBBY 2 | Page Airlines Currently there are 6 airlines active in Table 1-2: Active Airlines in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan which Azal avia cargo and Airline Fleets Size Number of Destinations silk way airlines are only cargo airlines. Azerbiajan Airlines 20 36 Buta Airways 8 18 Azerbaijan airlines with fleet size of 20 SW Business Aviation 7 - aircraft is the biggest airlines in the country. Azal Avia Cargo 4 - Silk Way Airlines 24 49 Passengers Table 1-3: Passeng ers Conveyance by Air In 2017, more than 2.3 million passengers were conveyed which 20 13 2014 2015 2016 2017 CAGR shows CAGR of 7 percent during years Passenger сonveyance (000 passenger) 1,664 1,788 1,818 1,980 2,359 7% 2013 to 2017. International (000 passenger) 1,1 57 1,236 1,284 1,432 1,770 9% Local (000 passenger) 507 552 534 548 589 3% Passenger turnover (million passenger-km) 2,5 79 2,918 3,338 3,549 5,601 17% International (million passenger-km) 2,286 2,589 2,986 3,185 5,198 18% Local (million passenger-km) 293 329 352 364 403 7% Source: State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan Chart 1-1: Passengers Turnover Chart 1-2: Passengers Conveyance by Air 3 | Page Cargos Table 1-4: Goods Trans portation by Air in 2017, about 173 thousand ton of cargo transported via air transportation. 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 CAGR These statistics show CAGR of 7 Good s transportation (thousand tonnes) 126 125 129 160 173 7% percent during years 2013 to 2017. international 124 123 127 158 171 7% loc al 2 2 2 2 2 0% Turnover of goods (million tonne-km) 443 481 582 683 738 11% international 442 480 581 682 737 11% local 1 1 1 1 1 0% Source: State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan Chart 1-3: Goods Transportation Chart 1-4: Turnover of Goods Transported via Air 4 | Page Fleets Table 1-5: Number of Fleets Currently, there are 22 active aircraft in the Azerbaijan air transport fleet including Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A340, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Boeing 787 and Embraer 190. Source: Airfleets.net 5 | Page Workforces in the Aviation sector Table 1-6: Average annual number of workers in the Air transport enterprises In 2017, about 12,409 people worked in the Air transport enterprises. The 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 CAGR statistics show CAGR of 2 percent Number of workers 11,029 12,083 12,451 12,150 12,409 2% during years 2013 to 2017. Source: State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan Nominal Wages in the Aviation sector Average nominal wages of workers in Table 1-7: Average nominal wages of workers in the Air transport enterprises (US Dollar) the Air transport enterprises was about 613 US Dollars in 2017 that shows 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 CAGR CAGR of 5 percent during years 2013 No minal wages 492 466 483 500 613 5% to 2017. Source: State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan Chart 1-5: Average annual number of workers Chart 1-6: Average nominal
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