Azerbaijan to boost energy efficiency by 20% till 2020

09:59 | 23.11.2016
Azerbaijan to boost energy efficiency by 20% till 2020

Azerbaijan to boost energy efficiency by 20% till 2020

Azerbaijan is planning to boost its energy efficiency by 20% till 2020, according to Vilayat Veliyev Director of the Institute for Scientific Research on Economic Reforms ( ISRER) under Azerbaijan's Ministry of Economy.


This announcement was unveiled by Veliyev at the Azerbaijan Infrastructure, Power and Renewable Energy Investment Conference in Baku.Veliyev said that the objectives were illustrated in 'Azerbaijan 2020: Look into the Future' concept of development adopted by the President of Azerbaijan."In particular, it is planned to reduce the volumes of gas emissions from boilers by 20 percent, bring the share of renewable energy in total production to 20 percent and increase the energy efficiency by 20 percent as part of the concept," Veliyev said.The director noted that it is necessary to carry out a number of conditions to achieve these objectives.
 
"There is a need to improve the legal framework, and the work in this direction is already underway," Veliyev said."It's also necessary to strengthen the institutional framework, create a controlled environment, and the proposals for the creation of a regulator have already been submitted to the government of Azerbaijan. ""It is also necessary to decide on investment plans in this area, as well as to approve the tariff and pricing policy based on separate adequate rates," Veliyev said.

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