Afghan energy min. welcomes Iranian private sector investors
Afghan Minister of Water and Energy Mohammad Gul Khulmi invited Iranian private sector investors, working in the field of electricity, to help boost power generation in Afghanistan.
Iranian delegation arrives in Kabul for energy talks
A high-ranking delegation from Iran’s Energy Ministry arrived in Kabul Saturday morning to hold talks with senior Afghan officials on the future of energy ties between the two neighbors.
20 power plant units to be inaugurated by yearend
Iranian Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian said that a number of 20 power plants, with the production capacity of 3,000 megawatts, will be inaugurated in 13 provinces of the country before the termination of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019).
Iran enjoys high capacity to export electricity to Iraq
Managing Director of Gharb (West) Regional Electricity Company Ali Asadi said on Monday that Islamic Republic of Iran has high capacity and potential to export electricity up to twofold of the current capacity to neighboring Iraq.
Power consumption in Iran at all time high
Iran’s electricity consumption hit a new record on Monday as it reached the peak of 57,681 megawatts, the Energy Ministry’s spokesman for the power department said.
TAVANIR poised to boost electricity exports to Iraq
Managing Director of Gharb (West) Regional Power Company Ali Asadi on Monday revealed the new strategy by Iran Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution Management Company (TAVNIR) for increasing electricity exports to Iraq.
Hydroelectric power plant in NW Iran joins national grid
The first unit of Sardasht Hydroelectric Power Plant in Sardasht county, West Azarbaijan province, became operational on Tuesday, adding 50 megawatts of electricity to the national grid.
Iran’s gas, electricity exports to Iraq to hit $5bn this year
Secretary General of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce Seyed Hamid Hosseini said Tue. that Iran will earn $5 billion revenues for its gas and electricity sales to neighboring Iraq this year.
$2.4bn of investments made in power industry in 6 years
Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian announced on Sunday that during the past six years, some 230 trillion rials (about $2.4 billion) of investments have been made on power and electricity industry.
Iran enjoys high capability to become regional electricity hub
Vice President of Iran Electrical Industry Syndicate Payam Bagheri said that the country enjoys high capability and capacity to become an electricity hub in the region, the issue of which is considered as a strategy for supplying sustainable power.