Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 15/ Trend F.Milad/
Iran is currently participating in building seven large power plants in various countries, the director of Iran Power Plant Projects Management Company (MAPNA) announced on Wednesday.
Abbas Aliabadi told Mehr news agency that the country is manufacturing the power plants in Syria, Oman, Iraq, and Tajikistan. He added that a number will be also built by Iran in African states.
By the end of the fifth five-year economic development plan (2015), Iran will boost its electricity generation capacity by 25 gig watts (GW) to reach 73GW, energy minister Majid Namjou said on February 7. The country's installed power generation capacity is currently about 64GW, he added.
Deputy energy minister Mohammad Behzad has said that the country's electricity exports would amount to $1 billion by the end of the current calendar year (March 19, 2012).
Iran currently exchanges electricity with Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq.