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A lot of time has passed since the adoption of the current law “On Electric Power Industry”, today it does not meet modern requirements, the Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said at a meeting of the Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Ecology of the Milli Majlis, where the draft law “On Electric Power Industry” was discussed in the third reading on April 7. “According to the presidential decree, measures are being taken to attract private investment in the production of electricity from renewable or traditional energy sources. Although a favorable investment environment for investors has been formed in our country, experience shows that the lack of an electricity market is one of the main factors complicating the implementation of these tasks,’ Shahbazov explained. The minister said that the law is not aimed at raising tariffs. According to him, the state itself will decide what the tariff should be. “The results of the law should manifest themselves in 5 years. In order to develop, we need to improve legislation,” Shahbazov said. It is assumed that the new law will be phased in by the end of 2028. During the transition period, consisting of 3 stages, the main reforms provide for the gradual separation of activities for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. This will ultimately allow for transparent and equitable use of electric networks by all those engaged in the field of production and sales. As a result, it is planned to liberalize the electricity market of Azerbaijan

Source: Turan News Agency

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A foreigner was detained for murder in Issyk-Ata district of Chui region. Press service of the Central Internal Affairs Department of the region reported.

The police received information about the body of a local resident with traces of violent death found in one of the houses in Ivanovka village on April 9. Investigators found more than ten stab wounds on the body.

At the same time, a citizen, who lives at the address where the body of the murdered man was found, was admitted to the surgery department of the territorial hospital with cuts to the elbows of both hands.

A criminal case has been initiated under Article 122 «Murder» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The 39-year-old foreign citizen was detained on suspicion of committing the murder. A 25 centimeters long knife with traces of blood was confiscated from him.

The suspect was placed in a detention center. The investigation is ongoing.

Source: 24.kg News Agency

Of course, Kazakhstan’s principled position aimed at establishing peace in our region deserves great respect, said Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan in a joint press statement with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana on April 10, APA reports.

“I would like to highlight Kazakhstan’s reputation in the international arena, its measured and principled position on the most important global issues. We have already exchanged views on issues related to international security, and we will continue discussions on this today. These issues require continuous attention, a principled, precise and measured position. Under such circumstances, I would like to congratulate our Kazakh brothers that the country’s reputation in the international arena is enhancing and Kazakhstan has rightly won great respect of the world community,” Azerbaijani President said.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

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Turkish state oil and gas company ‘Turkish Petroleum International Co.’ (TPAO) has completed the construction of a gas pipeline connecting the ‘Sakarya’ field on the Black Sea shelf with an onshore distribution terminal, TPAO reported. The process of laying pipes on land and under water within the framework of the gas production project at the ‘Sakarya’ field completed in November 2022. It is expected that gas from ‘Sakarya’ will start entering the Turkish gas transmission system on April 20, 2023. On March 29 , 2023 , the President of Turkey R.Erdogan said that on April 20 (the last day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan), gas will begin to flow to a gas processing plant in Filhos, Zonguldak province. According to Fatih Donmez, Turkish Minister of Natural Resources and Energy, domestic gas will be available for consumption on the local market as early as May. According to the Turkish government, it is planned to extract about 10 mcm of gas from the ‘Sakarya’ field at the initial stage. By 2027-2028, the daily volume of gas production is planned to increase to 40 mcm a day. By the end of 2022, Turkey imported 54.7 bcm of gas (a decrease of 7%). At the same time, pipeline gas imports fell by 11% to 39.5 bcm (Russia – 21.4 bcm, Iran – 9.4 bcm and Azerbaijan – 8.7 bcm).

Source: Turan News Agency

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The Russian Ministry of Defense on Sunday claimed to have destroyed a depot containing 70,000 tonnes of fuel near the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, as well as military warehouses in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, APA reports citing Teletrader.

The statement did not provide any evidence to support these claims, and it is currently unclear whether the reported attacks caused any casualties.

The Ukrainian government has not yet responded to the allegations.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message on his Telegram channel that Ukraine will receive 200 Rosomak armored personnel carriers from Poland, APA reports.

According to Zelensky, Kyiv agreed with Warsaw to supply Ukraine with 200 Rosomak armored vehicles – 100 “now” and 100 more “later”, as well as self-propelled mortars, additional missiles and MiG warplanes.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency