The International Energy Agency (IEA)

General Information

The International Energy Agency (IEA) was established in 1974 in Paris as an autonomous international organization within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The Agency’s primary objective is to provide policy recommendations, analysis, and data related to the global energy sector.

The organization has 32 member countries and 13  associate member countries. The Republic of Azerbaijan is not a member of the organization.

Since 2015, Fatih Birol has served as the Executive Director of the IEA.

Cooperation between Azerbaijan and IEA

The IEA has drawn up a roadmap for long-term energy planning for the Republic of Azerbaijan within the EU4Energy programme funded by the European Union. The main focus on the road map is the approaches and models used in energy policy planning.

Cooperation within COP29

- The COP29 chairmanship of Azerbaijan and the IEA organized joint events. Including a number of high-level energy transition dialogues-the first was held on 15.05.2024, and the last on 12.11.2024.

- In September 2024, a high-level IEA-COP29 event on the implementation of methane commitments was held, followed in October of the same year by the IEA-COP29 Regional Technical Workshop titled Methane: Caucasus and Central Asia.

- In November 2024, an event entitled Making 2024 a Landmark Year for Clean Cooking was organized.

The Ministry of Energy is regularly represented at international events organized by the IEA.