IRAN, TURKEY SIGN AGREEMENT ON EXCHANGE OF ELECTRICITY
IRNA website
20 Aug 07
Tehran, 20 August: The Iranian and Turkish energy ministers on Monday
[20 August] signed a cooperation agreement to increase export of
Iran’s electric power to Turkey and exchange electricity between the
two neighbouring countries.
Following preliminary talks in Turkey and signing the first agreement,
the second round of talks started on Sunday with the Turkish Energy
Minister Hilmi Guler and his accompanying delegation in Tehran which
resulted in singing the second agreement.
Iran’s Energy Minister Parviz Fattah said, "With the signing of the
second agreement we are now closer to implementation stage." According
to the agreement, Iran’s export of electricity to Turkey will turn
into the exchange of electric power between the two countries given
such factors as peak hours and demand of each country.
He said given that the peak hours for Iran and Turkey differ from
each other, therefore an appropriate opportunity has been provided
for exchange of energy between the two countries.
Fattah added Iran could exchange electricity with Turkey just like
Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Referring to the commissioning of gas pipeline from Iran to Armenia,
he said Armenia would export electricity to Iran in exchange for the
gas it receives.
He added with completion of two new electricity transmission lines
between Iran and Republic of Azerbaijan, the total number of energy
lines will raise to six and as a result the amount of electricity
transmitted from Azerbaijan to Iran will increase.
On Iran’s exchange of electricity with other neighbouring states,
Fattah said Iran imports electricity from Turkmenistan for internal
consumption and transfer of power to Turkey.
He added that Iran exports electricity to Afghanistan, Pakistan and
Iraq as well.