On July 2016, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev approved the “Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on cooperation in the field of continuation of construction, operation use of energy and water Resources of “Khudaferin” and “Giz Galasi” hydroelectric power stations on the River Aras”. According to the Agreement, work on the construction and operation of “Khudaferin” and “Giz Galasi” hydro junctions and hydroelectric power stations on the River Aras is underway in Jabrayil region.

The total capacity of “Khudaferin” HPP on the Araz River is 200 MW, and the total capacity of “Giz Galasi” HPP is 80 MW. In general, the share of both hydroelectric power stations on the Azerbaijani side is 140 MW, and it is planned to produce a total of 716 million kWh (358 million kWh falls on the Azerbaijani side) of electricity per year at the stations.