Electricity

Iran’s Energy Ministry said the country’s electricity network has become one of the best in the world in terms of reliability by avoiding any blackout for the past 16 years.

Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said that the Iranian government has added about 13.000 megawatts of electricity to the country'.s grid over the past five years. showing a 25 percent increase year-on-year.

The Azerbaijan-Russia-Iran electricity corridor has vast potentials for energy cooperation among the three neighbors.

Germany was Europe’s second largest net exporter as well as France’s second largest net importer during the period.

Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian announced that his country will continue exports of electricity to Iraq by renewing earlier contract.

Iran is keenly interested in broadening electricity relations with Tajikistan.

The volume of electricity export to neighboring countries is much lower than the capacity of production in the country.

Iran is currently supplying Iraq. Afghanistan and Pakistan with electricity.

The hydroelectric power station has an installed capacity of 150 MW and generates 421 gigawatt-hours of electricity annually.