Iran’s installed power generation capacity at 67GW

TEHRAN,Oct.2(MNA) - Iran’s installed power generation capacity is currently about 67 gigawatts (GW), Energy Minister Majid Namjou said. The Energy Ministry plans to increase the electricity generation capacity by 5GW this calendar year, which ends on March 20, 2013, he added. Last year, Iran exported 8.6 billion kilowatt hours of electricity to its neighboring countries and the figure is projected to hit 10 billion kilowatt hours, he noted. By the end of the Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (March 2016), Iran will boost its electricity generation capacity by 25GW to reach 73GW, Namjou said on February 7. Iran currently trades power with Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq.