BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. Iran’s Ministry of
Energy has a serious program to develop electricity connections
with neighboring countries.
Iran’s Minister of Energy Abbas Aliabadi said this today during
an event organized via videoconference dedicated to the
commissioning of the steam unit of the Rudshur Thermal Power Plant
in Iran’s Central Province.
According to him, Iran currently exchanges electricity with
Türkiye, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and
Pakistan.
Aliabadi noted that studies on electricity exchange with several
countries located around the Persian Gulf, including Qatar, are in
their final stages.
The Iranian minister added that, in addition to economic
benefits, expanding electricity exchanges with neighboring
countries could result in the strengthening of regional relations
and further increase stability in the energy sector.
