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FARS News Agency, Iran

December 10, 2011 Saturday

 

Iran to Link Power Grid to EU

 

 

TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Iranian energy officials said a new power line

from Iran to Armenia and Georgia is due to send Iran's electricity

through to Europe.

 

The completion of a 230 KW electric cable from Iran to Armenia will

provide the possibility of connecting Iran's and Georgia's electricity

network, whilst increasing the overall capacity to trade energy with

Iran's neighbors to 400 KW, Iran's Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad

Behzad said.

 

Currently Georgia's electricity is routed through Azerbaijan.

 

Armenia's minister of energy welcomed the project last week, and said

it would triple the electricity exchanged between Armenia and Georgia.

 

Iran and Azerbaijan are currently discussing a project to connect

Iran's electricity network to Russia while talks are also under way

with Turkey to connect Iran's grid to Lebanon in addition to plans to

connect its network to Persian Gulf countries. If these talks are

successful, Iran will be a strong electricity hub in the region.

Turkmenistan, Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan will all buy

electricity from Iran.

 

Iran's capacity to export electricity has increased 24 per cent since

the implementation of its targeted subsidies program and is expected

to earn $1 billion by the end of this year (Iran's solar year ends in

March).

 

 

http://xecutrix.usc.edu/news/msg402331.html

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