The 9th meeting of the Working Group on coordination and monitoring regarding the application of green technologies and energy efficiency requirements in the liberated territories was held at the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Energy told APA-Economics.
According to the information, the Chairman of the Working Group, Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov speaking about the restoration, construction, and reconstruction activities carried out in the liberated territories under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev emphasized that special importance is given to the implementation of the “green energy zone” concept in this process. The expansion of the application of a modern approach that ensures energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy in these territories was positively evaluated. It was noted that the construction of solar, wind, and hydroelectric power plants would contribute to the development of Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur as a “green energy zone.”
A report on the work done in the direction of implementing the decisions made at the previous meeting was presented by the Secretariat of the Working Group. Also, information was provided about the results of monitoring carried out during the current year in 11 cities and villages of Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur. Indicators reflecting the current state of the installation of solar panels and collectors, LED-based lighting equipment, electric charging stations, smart benches, as well as the use of thermal insulation materials and energy-saving lamps were brought to attention. In the presentation on the Implementation Mechanism for the installation of rooftop solar panels on individual residential houses and administrative-public buildings, technical criteria, implementation stages, and possibilities for scaling the project were discussed. An exchange of views was held on the energy supply of boiler houses in the city of Shusha, and future steps in this direction were reviewed.