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On June 24, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev visited the monument to National Leader Heydar Aliyev located on the premises of the “Azerbaijan” Thermal Power Plant in Mingachevir, Azernews reports.

Then, the head of state met with guests participating in the inauguration ceremony of the “8 November” Power Plant and had a conversation with them. During the meeting, the significance of the power plant project was highlighted, and the involvement of Italian and Chinese companies in the project was noted as particularly important. The timely completion of the project was also acknowledged with satisfaction.

It was followed by the inauguration ceremony of the "8 November" Power Plant.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev delivered a speech at the event.

Then, Italy’s Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso, CEO of the Italian company Ansaldo Energia Fabrizio Fabbri, Chairman of the Board of China’s Dongfang company Chen Qiang, and Director of Energy Production Operations at AzerEnergy JSC Uzeyir Yusifov delivered speeches.

Afterwards, President Ilham Aliyev and Italy’s Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso officially inaugurated the power plant.

President Ilham Aliyev and the guests then visited the area of the plant that had been targeted by a missile attack during the Patriotic War. On October 4, 2020, a “Smerch” multiple-launch rocket system missile with high destructive power was fired at the station. The missile struck the area between the 6th and 7th energy blocks. On October 11, 2020, another missile was launched, landing near the Control Center.

Thanks to preemptive defense measures, the missiles were neutralized without causing damage.

Later, the head of state and the guests toured the grounds of the newly inaugurated power plant.