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Wed, 09/21/2011 - 14:32
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Energy Minister: Iran, Russia, Turkey Agree to Start Joint Venture in Power Plant Construction
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou announced that the country has worked out agreements with Russia and Turkey to build joint power plants for power export to other countries.
"At present, we have reached an agreement with the two countries with investment and technical capabilities to build joint power plants to export the generated electricity to the neighboring or other countries," Namjou said on Wednesday.
He continued saying that the Iranian and Turkish sides agreed to build a power plant in Iran so that Ankara can import the generated electricity or transfer it to a third country.
Namjou referred to his meeting with Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko during his visit to Iran to inaugurate the country's first nuclear power plant in Bushehr, and said Moscow has vowed to cooperate with Iran in generating electricity for export.
According to an August statement of the energy ministry, Iran has hiked exports of power supplies to the neighboring countries by over 21.67% since the beginning of the new Iranian year (started March 21).
According to the report, Iran exported over 2,701 kw/h of electricity to the neighboring countries since the start of the current Iranian year.
With the implementation of the subsidy reforms law, not only domestic electricity consumption has reduced but also annual growth in electricity demand has been checked, thus paving the way for further export of electricity to the neighboring countries.
Iran has power swap deals with Armenia, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan and the autonomous region of Nakhchivan. The rate of exchanges hit 1,332 megawatts on August 2.
"At present, we have reached an agreement with the two countries with investment and technical capabilities to build joint power plants to export the generated electricity to the neighboring or other countries," Namjou said on Wednesday.
He continued saying that the Iranian and Turkish sides agreed to build a power plant in Iran so that Ankara can import the generated electricity or transfer it to a third country.
Namjou referred to his meeting with Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko during his visit to Iran to inaugurate the country's first nuclear power plant in Bushehr, and said Moscow has vowed to cooperate with Iran in generating electricity for export.
According to an August statement of the energy ministry, Iran has hiked exports of power supplies to the neighboring countries by over 21.67% since the beginning of the new Iranian year (started March 21).
According to the report, Iran exported over 2,701 kw/h of electricity to the neighboring countries since the start of the current Iranian year.
With the implementation of the subsidy reforms law, not only domestic electricity consumption has reduced but also annual growth in electricity demand has been checked, thus paving the way for further export of electricity to the neighboring countries.
Iran has power swap deals with Armenia, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan and the autonomous region of Nakhchivan. The rate of exchanges hit 1,332 megawatts on August 2.
