A workshop on the topic “Supply and Demand Balance of Electricity in Azerbaijan - Balancing Production, Transmission and Consumption” was held at “Azerbaijan TPP” LLC, jointly organized by Mingachevir State University (MSU) and Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU).

The workshop was organized within the framework of the Strategic Cooperation Memorandum on the Joint Creation and Use of the “Electric Power Research Cluster” signed between MSU and AzTU.

The event was attended by Tural Ahmadov, Chairman of the Board of the Quality Assurance Agency in Education (QAEA) under the Ministry of Science and Education, Anar Eminov, Rector of MSU, and Vilayat Valiyev, Rector of AzTU, management and staff of “AzerEnergy” OJSC, “Azerbaijan TPP” LLC, and “Mingachevir SES” LLC, as well as employees of both higher education institutions.

At the workshop moderated by AzTU Rector Vilayat Valiyev, Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of “AzerEnergy” OJSC Uzeyir Yusifov, Director of “Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant” LLC Tahmasib Huseynov, Director of “Mingachevir SES” LLC Ogtay Pirverdiyev, AzTU Vice-Rector Fariz Mammadov, Dean of the Faculty of Energy of AzTU Huseyngulu Guliyev, as well as MSU teacher and employee of “Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant” LLC Gadir Mammadli made presentations.

Rahid Alakbarli, Director of the Institute of Defense Technologies and Cybersecurity of AzTU, also shared his views on the topic.

The speeches widely discussed the balancing of supply and demand in the electric power system, optimization of production capacities, the role of transmission networks, integration of renewable and traditional energy sources, as well as the importance of university-industry cooperation. It was noted that such jointly organized workshops make a significant contribution to the development of human resources.

The event continued with discussions.