BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 27. Iran is making
effective use of the potential of neighboring countries to develop
its power sector, Iranian Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said.
According to Iran’s Ministry of Energy, Abbas Aliabadi made the
remarks at the 30th Energy and Environment Forum in Belarus.
“Iran has established very good cooperation with neighboring
countries and is continuing to expand it,” he said.
Aliabadi noted that Iran had established electricity
interconnections with neighboring countries, including Pakistan and
Afghanistan to the west. He described electricity exchanges with
neighboring countries as a positive step, adding that Iran intends
to further develop these ties.
The minister added that, following sustained efforts, Iran now
has electricity interconnections with Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan,
Armenia, Türkiye and Iraq. Efforts are underway to establish
electricity links with other countries as well. Iran is also
seeking to connect its power grid with Russia through one of its
neighboring countries.
Aliabadi said global electricity consumption is undoubtedly on
the rise. He warned that relying on conventional approaches to
energy use would reduce efficiency.
As an example, he pointed to electric vehicles, saying they play
an important role in reducing consumption by returning part of the
energy to the consumption cycle. Electricity can be generated from
nuclear, hydropower, solar and other sources, he noted, adding that
the transition to electric vehicles is a welcome development.
“Currently, Iran generates nearly 97,000 megawatts of
electricity. The country has 105,000 units in operation for
electricity generation. All electricity equipment is manufactured
by Iranian specialists. In addition to meeting domestic needs, Iran
exports electricity equipment to countries across the region. Iran
intends to increase its electricity generation capacity to 130,000
megawatts,” he said.
