On 2 December 2025, the second expert meeting under the OSCE Regional Task Force on Education for a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition in Central Asia (RTEET initiative) brought together regional specialists to refine the structure and content of the new regional course on the integration of variable renewable energy (VRE) into power systems in Central Asia. During the meeting, participants reviewed the updated six-module structure of the course, discussed technical priorities, and agreed on the distribution of responsibilities among expert teams.
The course will cover key thematic blocks, including renewable energy fundamentals in Central Asia, system and grid challenges related to VRE integration, regional grid code requirements, digital modeling and forecasting tools, flexibility options and energy storage, sector coupling, as well as business and policy frameworks for renewable energy development. Special attention was given to practical tools such as MATLAB*, DigSILENT PowerFactory* and PSCAD*, which could be used for student modeling and simulations at the pilot universities.
Pilot universities from Central Asian countries: Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications named after Gumarbek Daukeyev and Satbayev University (Kazakhstan), Kyrgyz State Technical University named after I.Razzakov (Kyrgyz Republic), Institute of Energy of Tajikistan (Tajikistan), Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov (Uzbekistan) confirmed their readiness to participate in the testing and future integration of the course into their academic programs.
“The feedback of national professors is extremely valuable and will significantly shape the final success of the course. Our goal is to keep the number of modules realistic, technically focused and directly applicable for universities in Central Asia,” said Dr. Hamid Aghaie, Senior Energy Markets Expert, Wien Energie and a professor at Vienna University of Technology.
Zhannat Bekbolatova, Satpayev University, emphasized the importance of addressing system stability and digitalization challenges in the curriculum:
“Intermittency, frequency and voltage stability, energy storage and digital forecasting tools must be at the core of this course. These are the real challenges future engineers in Central Asia will face.”
Participants also agreed that the next step will be the preparation of short conceptual descriptions for each module, to ensure a shared regional understanding before the full development of teaching materials begins. The finalized course will be piloted at selected universities as part of the RTEET initiative and published online for the benefit of the expert and academic community in Central Asia.
The meeting was organized within the framework of the OSCE Regional Task Force on Education for a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition (RTEET) in Central Asia, implemented in partnership with the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), as part of the OSCE project “Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Energy Sector in Central Asia”.
*MATLAB is a numerical computing environment used for data analysis, mathematical modeling, and simulation of power and energy systems.
*DigSILENT PowerFactory is specialized software for modeling, analyzing, and planning electrical power networks and power systems.
*PSCAD is a software tool for detailed electromagnetic transient simulation of dynamic processes in power systems.
Contacts:
Emomali Mirzoev Project Officer, OSCE Emomali.Mirzoev@osce.org
Valeriya Orlova Education for Sustainable Development Program Manager, Project Manager and Officer, CAREC vorlova@carececo.org
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