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Iran's daily exchange of electricity hits 1.77GWh
Economic Desk
http://tehrantimes.com/economy-and-business/94882-irans-daily-exchange-of-electricity-hits-177gwh
On Line: 28 January 2012 16:06
In Print: Sunday 29 January 2012
Iran exchanged some 1.77 gigawatt hours (GWh) of power electricity
with its neighboring countries on Friday, the IRNA news agency
reported.
Armenia exported and Iraq imported the highest amounts of electricity
to and from Iran with 294 megawatts and 1.013 gigawatts, respectively,
the report added.
The electricity exports totaled 1.318 GWh to Afghanistan, Iraq,
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Pakistan and Turkey and the imports amounted to
452 megawatts from Armenia and Turkmenistan.
The deputy Iranian energy minister has predicted that the country's
value of electricity exports would hit $1 billion by the end of the
current calendar year (March 20, 2012).
The Mehr news agency quoted Mohammad Behzad as saying that three
billion dollars worth of technical and engineering services in the
power sector will be also exported by the yearend.
"Iran currently exchanges electricity with Turkey, Armenia,
Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq," he said.
By the end of the fifth national development plan (2015) Iran will
boost its electricity generation capacity by 25,000 megawatts, Energy
Minister Majid Namjou said in October 2011.
Economic Desk
http://tehrantimes.com/economy-and-business/94882-irans-daily-exchange-of-electricity-hits-177gwh
On Line: 28 January 2012 16:06
In Print: Sunday 29 January 2012
Iran exchanged some 1.77 gigawatt hours (GWh) of power electricity
with its neighboring countries on Friday, the IRNA news agency
reported.
Armenia exported and Iraq imported the highest amounts of electricity
to and from Iran with 294 megawatts and 1.013 gigawatts, respectively,
the report added.
The electricity exports totaled 1.318 GWh to Afghanistan, Iraq,
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Pakistan and Turkey and the imports amounted to
452 megawatts from Armenia and Turkmenistan.
The deputy Iranian energy minister has predicted that the country's
value of electricity exports would hit $1 billion by the end of the
current calendar year (March 20, 2012).
The Mehr news agency quoted Mohammad Behzad as saying that three
billion dollars worth of technical and engineering services in the
power sector will be also exported by the yearend.
"Iran currently exchanges electricity with Turkey, Armenia,
Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq," he said.
By the end of the fifth national development plan (2015) Iran will
boost its electricity generation capacity by 25,000 megawatts, Energy
Minister Majid Namjou said in October 2011.