Baku, Azerbaijan, July 30
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Some 3,000-3,500 megawatts of electricity should be added to Iran's electricity production annually, said Amir Dodabinejad, an official of the Iran's Thermal Power Plant Holding, Trend reports referring to ILNA.
According to him, Iranian power plants will be handed over for operation to the private sector, as per the Iranian government’s official policy.
Dodabinejad added that currently 67 percent of power plants belong to the private sector, and that 11,000-megawatt stations will also be handed over to the private sector.
The company official stated that the government's share in power plants will soon be reduced to 16 percent.