Iran Ups Electricity Swap with Neighbors

Fars News Agency, Iran
June 1 2013

Iran Ups Electricity Swap with Neighbors

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s power trade with the neighboring countries has
witnessed an eye-catching increase, Energy Ministry said.

Iran exchanged 1.59 gigawatts of electricity with its neighboring
countries on Wednesday, which was 1.4 gigawatts more than the figure
on the same day last year.

The country exported 1.2 gigawatts of electricity to Afghanistan,
Iraq, Pakistan, Armenia, and Turkey, while imported 390 megawatts of
electricity from Armenia and Turkmenistan.

Iran exported 11.054bln kilowatts of electricity to its neighboring
countries in the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20.

Iran also imported 3.968 billion kilowatts of electricity last year,
showing 8 percent rise year on year.

“The volume of Iran’s electricity exports to the neighboring states
will increase by 1bln kilowatts to surpass 12bln kilowatts,” Behzad
told FNA late in May.

“Iran exchanges energy resources with Armenia, Pakistan, Turkmenistan,
Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iraq and Afghanistan at present, and the total
volume of Iran’s daily power exports to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan,
Armenia and Turkey stand at 1,427,” he added.

Behzad also said that Iran has exported over 11bln kilowatts of
electricity last year.

The Islamic Republic is currently exporting electricity to Armenia,
Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Nakhichevan, Iraq and
Afghanistan.

Earlier in May, Behzad also announced that the country’s electricity
exports have increased 40% since the beginning of the current Iranian
year, and said Tehran has signed several contracts with the
neighboring states to export electricity.

He said Iran is expected to export about 10bln kilowatts of
electricity in the current Iranian year.

Behzad also said Iran has signed several contracts with its
neighboring countries in this regard, which will help boost its
electricity exports.

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress