electricity

Iran transferring electricity with all bordering countries

Iranian official says the country exports and imports electricity with all the countries with whom it shares a land border.

Energy

Iran extends gas-for-electricity swap deal with Armenia

The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has renewed a contract with Armenia to increase the volume of natural gas exports to the landlocked neighboring country until 2030.

Energy

Iran’s electricity consumption sets new record

Iran’s daily electricity consumption hit 73,450 MW on Sunday, registering a new record high, according to the spokesman of the country’s electricity industry.

Energy

Iran expects major surge in electricity demand this summer

Iran expects a major surge in demand for electricity this summer amid efforts to control rising consumption in the country’s household and manufacturing sectors.

Energy

Iran-Pakistan electricity exchange reaches 200 MW

The volume of electricity exchange between Iran and Pakistan has reached 200 megawatts with the launch of a new transmission line, Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian made the statement at a meeting with Pakistan’s Power Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan on Sunday.

Energy

Official puts Iran’s thermal power capacity at nearly 73 GW

Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH) says electricity generation capacity from the country’s thermal power plants has reached nearly 73 gigawatts (GW).

Energy

Iran begins linking power grid to Russia

Iran’s Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian says a first step has been taken to synchronize Iranian and Russian electricity grids.

Energy

International Electricity Expo opens in Tehran

The 22nd Iran International Electricity Exhibition kicked off in the capital city of Tehran on Sunday morning.

Mine and Industry

Iran’s power exports exceed 1500 mw/d

Iran is currently exporting between 1500 and 1600 megawatts/day of electricity to foreign countries, according to Arash Kordi, the managing director of Iran Power Generation Transmission and Distribution Company (TAVANIR).

Energy

Iran works on linking national power grid to Russia, SCO states

Iran is working on a major project to link its national power grid with Russia and other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization through a transmission line in the east of the Caspian Sea, an official said.

Energy