Iran Exports 7,349 gw/h of Electricity in 11 Months

Iran’s Energy Ministry announced that the country has exported 7,349 gw/h of electricity to other countries in the first 11 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2011 to February 19, 2012) which shows a 27% increase compared with the same period last year.

Iran exported 7,349 gw/h of electricity during the said period this year, up from 5,769 gw/h last year.

With the implementation of subsidy reforms law, not only domestic electricity consumption has reduced but also annual growth in electricity demand has been checked, thus paving the way for further export of electricity to the neighboring countries.

Iran has power swap deals with Armenia, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan and the autonomous region of Nakhichevan.