Baku, Azerbaijan, March 6
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:
Iran’s electricity grid to be connected to Russian one through Azerbaijan, Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said following the meeting with Azerbaijani Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev, Trend reports with reference to the website of Iran’s Energy Ministry.
He said that Iran’s electricity grid will be synchronized with the Russian one.
He noted that Iran’s cooperation with Turkey in the field of energy by means of Azerbaijan as part of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was discussed at the ministry meeting March 6.
“We have agreed to take the necessary steps in this area,” he said.
He added that Iran and Azerbaijan are implementing energy exchange, and water, as well as electricity cooperation is developing.
He said that in some months Iran imports electricity from Azerbaijan and in some months it exports electricity to Azerbaijan.