Staff of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Azerenergy OJSC and Azerishig OJSC went to the Alley of Honor on 20 October, on the occasion of Power Engineers` Day, visited the grave of national leader Heydar Aliyev and laid a wreath at his monument. Then they laid flowers on the graves of prominent ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva and statesman Aziz Aliyev.

The staffs also visited Alley of Martyrs and honored the memory of the heroic sons of the Motherland who sacrificed their lives in the struggle for the independence and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and laid flowers on their graves.

For 19 years, Azerbaijani power engineers have been celebrating 20 October as their professional holiday. This remarkable day is based on the beginning of the new stage in the development of Azerbaijani energy with the commissioning of the first power unit of the Azerbaijan TPP, the first major thermal power plant in the South Caucasus by the initiative and under the leadership of the Great Leader Heydar Aliyev in 1981. By the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, No. 446 dated 13 October 2004, that date was established in our country as the Power Engineers` Day.