An Iranian Energy Ministry official says the country will increase electricity exports to neighboring Turkey by twofold in the next two months.
“Iran is currently exporting an average of 190 megawatts (MW) per hour of electricity to Turkey,” Abdolhamid Farzam, Iran Energy Ministry’s official in charge of foreign exchanges said on Wednesday.
He noted that the construction of a new electricity transfer line with a capacity of 230 kilovolts and a new power post has been finished in the northwest of Iran.
The official stated that Iran will have the capacity to increase power exports to Turkey by late May.
“Thel completion and commissioning of new transfer lines will increase Iran’s electricity export capacity [to Turkey] to more than 400 MW per hour,” he added.
Farzam also stated that Iran hit a new record last year by exporting more than 8.6 billion kilowatt hours of electricity to neighboring countries.