Azerbaijan and Slovenia mull expanding energy cooperation

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Azerbaijani Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov met with Bojan Kumer, Minister of the Environment, Climate and Energy of Slovenia who is on a visit to his country.

Report informs, citing Azerbaijan’s Energy Ministry, that the meeting discussed the issues included in the agenda of bilateral and multilateral energy cooperation between the two countries, including natural gas and renewable energy sources. The importance of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between SOCAR and Geoplin in the field of gas supply within the expanding cooperation and contributing to Slovenia's energy security was emphasized.

The Slovenian minister gave detailed information about his country's energy system and energy transition plans. Minister Parviz Shahbazov spoke about renewable energy export plans, and industrial-scale green energy projects implemented in Azerbaijan with international partners at the expense of private investment.

During the meeting, the possibilities of expanding existing relations in various areas of energy were also considered.

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