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Iran self-sufficient in producing power industry equipment

Business Materials 3 January 2012 16:43 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 3 / Trend F.Milad/

Iran has reached self-sufficiency in producing equipments for the domestic power electricity industry, Iran power generation transmission and distribution management company (TAVANIR) managing director

"Iran is currently producing 64,000 megawatts of electricity per year. The country stands at 14th place worldwide in terms of electricity generation," Haeri added.

Deputy energy minister Mohammad Behzad announced in October 2011 that the value of Iran's electricity exports will reach 1 billion dollars in the current Iranian calendar year which ends on March 19.

"Iran's electricity exports and related technical and engineering services exports will reach $4 billion this year, of which the country's net electricity exports will be $1 billion," Behzad explained.

"Iran currently exchanges electricity with Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq," he added.

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