Iraq. Afghanistan. Pakistan Top Importers of Iran’s Electricity

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Iran is currently supplying Iraq. Afghanistan and Pakistan with electricity. CEO of Tavanir Company Mohammad Hassan Motavallizadeh said. adding that the country is poised to double the volume of its power export to neighboring countries.

CEO of Tavanir Co.. in charge of development of electric power generation. said on Saturday that the bulk of electricity that Iran is currently exporting to other countries is too little compared to the generated volume. adding that the country presently has the potential to double the bulk of its exports.

Motavallizadeh said that Iran is currently exporting over 1.000MW electricity to neighboring countries. noting that the major importer of Iran’s electricity is Iraq. followed by Afghanistan and Pakistan.

He maintained that only a very small amount of generated electricity is being exported. adding that Iran can increase the bulk of its electricity exports if neighboring countries would like to place an order for more imports.

According to reports. it is predicted that Iran’s export of electricity would hit $33 billion by the Iranian calendar year of 1404 (March 21. 2025- March 20. 2026).

On Monday. Pakistan’s Minister for Power Omar Ayub Khan. in a meeting with Tehran’s Ambassador to Islamabad Mehdi Honardoost. underlined his country`s willingness to import more electricity from Iran.

Ayub Khan said that Pakistan is ready to hold negotiations on the renewal of the agreement on 100MW electricity import to its border province of Baluchistan.

The two sides stressed the need to continue joint efforts in the power sector on both power generation and transmission.

Honardoost. for his part. noted that Iranian companies and contractors are ready to take part in the neighboring country’s power sector.

Last year. Iran expressed readiness to provide up to 3.000 MW electricity to Pakistan.

However. according to Ayub Khan. there is a problem on Pakistan side because importing such quantity of electricity requires a robust transmission system. which requires a lot of investment.