Ministry of Energy delegation participated in events held within COP31

Representatives of the Ministry of Energy, including the State Agency on Renewable Energy Sources (AREA), participated in the events entitled Turning Commitments into Action: Advancing Clean Hydrogen Deployment, Improving energy efficiency in buildings: digital solutions and regional cooperation, and Green Energy Corridors and Regional Connectivity: Strengthening Cooperation for Electrification, held as part of Energy and Transport Day at the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31).

The panel session entitled Turning Commitments into Action: Advancing Clean Hydrogen Deployment, jointly organized by the Ministry of Energy, AREA, and CECECO, highlighted the progress made on the global hydrogen agenda following the adoption of the Hydrogen Declaration at COP29 and the importance of moving towards practical implementation. Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Energy Orkhan Zeynalov spoke about the prospects for developing the low-carbon hydrogen sector in Azerbaijan. It was noted that an implementation plan for the National Strategic Vision on Hydrogen, presented at COP29, is being developed with technical support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and advisory support from DNV Energy Systems Germany GmbH, with the involvement of relevant government institutions. The importance of developing the hydrogen market, establishing a regulatory and legal framework, attracting investment and identifying commercially viable projects was also emphasized.

The side event entitled Improving energy efficiency in buildings: digital solutions and regional cooperation, jointly organized by the Ministry of Energy and Türkiye's Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, focused on advancing cooperation between Azerbaijan and Türkiye in building energy efficiency, implementing digital solutions and exchanging best practices. AREA Director Javid Abdullayev highlighted the outcomes of bilateral cooperation in this field and discussed the digitalization of processes for calculating energy consumption in buildings, determining energy efficiency classes and issuing building energy performance certificates. Türkiye's BEP-TR system and Azerbaijan's Building Energy Efficiency Subsystem (BEEIS) were also presented. Discussions further addressed the role of digital technologies in improving energy efficiency and the prospects for expanding regional cooperation.

The panel session entitled Green Energy Corridors and Regional Connectivity: Strengthening Cooperation for Electrification, jointly organized by CECECO, the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB), the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Ministry of Energy, focused on the importance of the Green Energy Zones and Corridors Pledge, introduced by the COP29 Presidency, in advancing regional energy interconnections. The event, attended by the delegation of the Ministry, emphasized the importance of strengthening international cooperation and expanding investment and financing opportunities to facilitate the interconnection of energy systems and accelerate the electrification of economies. Green energy corridors, including the Azerbaijan–Türkiye energy interconnection, were also highlighted as key priorities for advancing regional cooperation and developing cross-border energy infrastructure.