Murad Gozalov, Advisor of the Azerbaijan Energy Regulatory Agency (AERA), took part in a regional training on Electricity Market Coupling, organized in Lisbon by the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) in the framework of the EU4Energy Phase II Programme – Promoting the Clean Energy Transition in the Eastern Partnership Countries.

The training aimed to strengthen the EaP countries’ capacities on market coupling, interzonal trading, and regulatory policy, promote regional cooperation between participating countries, and facilitate further communication.

Training participants got the opportunity to gain insight into the Spain-Portugal Market coupling. Electricity market coupling offers various opportunities to improve the performance of electricity markets by providing cost-efficient options for trading reserves, increasing competition in the energy market, and ensuring long-term reliability and transparency to attract investments.

Funded by the European Union, the EU4Energy program is implemented jointly by the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER), the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the Energy Community Secretariat (EnCS).