Iran’s Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian said on Saturday that the country has plans to connect the Iranian national electricity grid with that of Russia.
Mehrabian said that he has had recent meetings with his counterparts from Russia and Azerbaijan where the ground was prepared for synchronizing Iran’s national grid with that of Russia at the minimum possible time.
Iranian national grid is a network that has connections with all the neighboring countries, the minister said, adding, “we are trying to synchronize networks with those of Qatar, Russia and some other countries.”
“We will receive electricity in some days and will export electricity in some other days.”
Different countries have different peak times, Mehrabian said, noting that when Iran faces peak days, it can receive electricity from other countries and when Iran’s production is more than consumption, it will be possible for the country to export electricity.
He, however, noted that Iran’s power exports are mainly more than imports from the neighboring countries.
Mohammad Ali Farahnakian, advisor to Iran's energy minister for international affairs, said early in January that the operation of connecting power networks among Russia, Azerbaijan Republic, and Iran will begin in May.