Quality of Iran’s electrical parts and equipment is unique of its kind in the region, he said, adding, “electrical authorities of Iraqi’s Sulaymaniyah province have come to this conclusion that quality of Iranian goods observe requirements of international criteria and standards.”

In the first phase, 200 megawatt electricity will be exported to Iraqi’s KRG and Sulaymaniyah, expandable to 900 megawatts in future, Lahounian highlighted.

He pointed to the development of power industry ties between Kordestan Regional Power Company and Iraqi’s KRG in the field of taking advantage of high capacities and potentials of the two parties and added, “planning is underway to lead activities of power industry towards economizing, reducing costs and engineering fields.”

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Under such circumstances, in addition to meeting domestic electricity needs, it will help export electricity to neighboring countries, he added.

Turning Iran into a regional electricity hub has many positive effects, he said, adding, “for this purpose, drastic measures should be taken in this regard in order to materialize most objectives of power industry in the country optimally.”

For turning Iran into a regional electricity hub, barriers ahead of new investments for the construction of power stations in the country should be resolved, he highlighted.

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