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The next meeting of the commission established by the relevant order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on additional measures for the implementation of projects in the field of the use of renewable energy sources was held at the Ministry of Energy, Azernews reports.

The chairman of the commission, Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov, drew attention to the issues on the agenda in connection with the implementation of the order, spoke about the progress of projects over the past period from the last meeting, and emphasised that it is planned to lay the foundations of four new renewable energy plants within the Green World Solidarity Year.

Then, according to the agenda of the meeting, the Secretariat's report on the work done since the last session of the commission was heard. Information on the process of identifying water bodies intended for offshore wind energy projects as areas of renewable energy sources was presented.

At the meeting, discussions were also held on the work done in connection with the projects implemented with Masdar, hydrogen production, as well as the measures taken in connection with the Caspian-EU Green Energy Corridor project and other current issues.

Representatives from the Ministries of Energy, Ecology, and Natural Resources, Economy, Emergency Situations, Finance, Justice, Agriculture, Digital Development and Transport, Defence, SOCAR, Azerenergy OJSC, Azerishiq OJSC, Central Bank, State Maritime and Port Agency, State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture, AREA, Geodesy and Cartography Agency,Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA), and Azerbaijan Scientific-Research and Design Institute Power Engineering Institute LLC attended the meeting.

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