Iran’s electricity exports up 45.5 percent

• 11 years ago (2012-08-16)
• David Flin

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The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) has reported that Iran has so far exported 4368 GWh of electricity in the current Iranian year, which began on March 20, a 45.4 percent rise compared to the same period last year. Iran currently trades power with Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

Mahmoud Dashtbozorg, an official with the Iran Power Development Company, said that Iran ranks first in the Middle East in electricity generation, and 15th in the world. He said that the Energy Ministry will roll out power projects that will increase Iran’s electricity generation capacity by 5 GW in 2012. He added that over 10 GW should be added to the generation capacity of hydropower and thermal power plants by August 2013, the last month of President Ahmadinejad’s administration.

Iran’s Energy Minister, Majid Namjou, said that by 2015, the end of Iran’s Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan, the country will boost its generation capacity by 25 GW to reach 73 GW.