The event was attended by heads and specialists of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Government of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China and the Inner Mongolia University of Technology, as well as representatives of a number of higher educational institutions and research organizations.

The opening ceremony was attended by First Deputy Minister of Energy Umid Mamadaminov, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Shi Guanhui and Vice President of the Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Professor Guo Hongfei.

In their speeches, they stressed the importance of further developing scientific cooperation in the field of renewable energy sources, the introduction of innovative technologies and the training of highly qualified personnel.

The laboratory was created within the framework of the "One Belt, One Road" initiative in cooperation between the National Research Institute of Renewable Energy Sources under the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Technological University of Inner Mongolia of the People's Republic of China.

As part of the laboratory's activities, it is planned to conduct joint scientific research in the field of solar, wind and hydrogen energy, energy storage technologies, intelligent energy systems and artificial intelligence, create modern laboratories, as well as train highly qualified specialists.

In addition, the laboratory's activities will contribute to the formation of a platform in Central Asia for demonstrating energy technologies, localizing advanced developments and bringing scientific and innovative cooperation between the two countries to a qualitatively new level.