Baku Energy Week underway in Azerbaijan

The Baku Energy Week has kicked off today in the capital of Azerbaijan, the event is scheduled for June 4-6.

Baku Energy Week combines three esteemed events: the 29th International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition, the 12th Caspian International Power and Green Energy Exhibition and the 29th Baku Energy Forum.

The "Caspian Oil & Gas" and "Caspian Power" exhibitions will take place at the Baku Expo Center, while the Baku Energy Forum will be hosted at the environmentally conscious Baku Convention Center.

With participation confirmed from about 300 companies representing 37 countries, Baku Energy Week promises to be a significant gathering in the energy sector.

The event gathers representatives not only from Azerbaijan but also from the United States, Germany, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bahrain, UAE, Bulgaria, the UK, the Czech Republic, China, Algeria, Finland, France, Georgia, India, Iraq, Israel, Sweden, Italy, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Hungary, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Uzbekistan, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Türkiye, Ukraine and Japan. This year, Sweden, India, and Slovenia debut their presence at the event.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev took part in the opening of the 29th International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition - Caspian Oil & Gas and the 12th Caspian International Power and Green Energy Exhibition - Caspian Power.

This year's Baku Energy Week anticipates the presence of esteemed dignitaries, including the UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technologies, the ADNOC Managing Director, the Chairman of Masdar Company, the President of COP28 Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Türkiye's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, Hungary's Minister of Energy Csaba Lajos Lantos, Senior Adviser on Multilateral Energy Diplomacy at the Bureau of Energy Resources of the US Department of State Harry Kemian, OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Ghais, IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, Director General of the Energy Directorate at the European Commission Cristina Lobillo.

There is a pronounced interest in Azerbaijan's green energy sector. Notably, 40% of the exhibition space is occupied by renowned companies, many of whom are regular attendees of such exhibitions.