Mirmahammadali Aslanov, Head of the Energy Efficiency and Investments Division of the Azerbaijan Energy Regulatory Agency (AERA), attended meetings of the Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) Grids in Energy Transition Committee (GET COM), held in Athens, Greece, on Oct. 26-27.

The committee’s areas of activity include economic regulation and tariff methodologies, network development planning, investment incentives, quality of service, reliability and resilience, digitalization and smart grids, as well as energy system issues.

At the meetings, hosted by Greece’s Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY), participants discussed the latest developments in network regulation, the assessment of planned investments, transmission network development plans and the committee’s work plan for 2026-2028.

The steps taken in the field of regulation in Azerbaijan and the country’s experience in this area were also presented at the meeting. In addition, AERA’s representative chaired one of the sessions as Committee Vice-Chair.

AERA has been an associate member of ERRA since 2018. Its cooperation with this international organization is of significant importance for the exchange of experience in energy regulation and for building mutual cooperation with the regulatory authorities of a number of countries.