A new heating season will begin in Azerbaijan tomorrow.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports this, citing Azəristiliktəchizat OJSC.
According to the information, during the 2026-2027 autumn-winter season, heating is planned to be supplied in Baku and the regions to 3,838 residential buildings, or about 178,000 apartments, 272 schools, 159 kindergartens, 142 healthcare facilities and other sites. The service will use 549 boiler houses, 87 heating stations and two booster pump stations.
Preparations for the season began in April under a plan drawn up with account taken of accidents and malfunctions during the previous season. During this period, 12,153 meters of heating pipes were replaced, 875 elbows renewed and insulation restored over an area of 5,458 square meters. Thirty boiler units underwent major repairs and 182 received routine maintenance, while the heating surfaces of 1,131 boilers were cleaned. Repairs were also carried out on 438 pumps, 5,282 valves and 531 motors; 22 pump sets, 312 valves and 100 ventilators were replaced.
In addition, 135 kilometers of gas pipelines were inspected and 298 meters of new gas pipelines laid. More than 85,000 pieces of equipment and units installed in the heating system are expected to operate continuously throughout the season.
Under the organization’s approved plan to prepare for the 2026-2027 autumn-winter season, more than 1,000 kilometers of heating pipelines were hydraulically pressure-tested this year to ensure the reliability and stability of heating facilities, including boiler houses, heating networks, monitoring and measuring instruments, automation systems, gas and electricity infrastructure, transport facilities and other production equipment. More than 10 kilometers of main and intra-district heating pipelines of various diameters were replaced and renewed.
Under the “Rules for the Use of Heat Energy,” approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 128 of May 4, 2026, the heating season begins on Nov. 1 in 26 cities and districts with different climatic conditions, and on Nov. 15 in Baku and other areas. In previous years, the number of cities and districts where the season was scheduled to begin on Nov. 1 was only nine. Azəristiliktəchizat operates service areas in 18 of the 26 districts mentioned.
