On 16 May, a meeting was held with Austrian companies within the 10th meeting of the Joint Commission on Economic, Agricultural, Industrial, Technical and Technological Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Austria.

The delegation led by Franz Wessig, Austrian co-chair of the Joint Commission, head of the Foreign Economic Relations Group of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs was informed about the strategic targets set to expand the use of “green energy”in Azerbaijan. The presentation covering issues such as the renewable energy potential of our country, including offshore wind energy resources, institutional environment in the field and the steps taken to realize the identified goals, future plans, etc. was demonstrated. It was noted that there is potential for cooperation in the field of renewable energy in our country, especially in the liberated territories.

The companies participating in the meeting provided detailed information about their profiles and activities,  and they expressed an interest in detailed study of potential cooperation opportunities in the fields of solar energy and hydropower in the liberated territories.