MP: ECO Clean Energy Center will become important platform for Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan considers the promotion of clean energy solutions, implementation of sustainable energy projects, and climate change mitigation among the strategic priorities, the chairman of the Milli Majlis Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Ecology, Sadig Gurbanov, said at the first plenary meeting of the parliament's spring session, Report informs.

According to Gurbanov, the establishment of the Economic Cooperation Organization’s (ECO) Clean Energy Center in Baku will become an important platform for developing this area. "The center was established on the initiative of ECO and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and will become part of UNIDO's global network of regional sustainable energy centers," the deputy noted.

He emphasized that the main objectives of the center are expanding access to modern and sustainable energy services, promoting renewable energy solutions, and strengthening cooperation between member countries in the energy sector.