Azerbaijan, Baku, Jul.9/ Trend F.Milad/
Iran exchanged over 1.74 gig watts (GW) of electricity on Sunday, according to the Fars News Agency.
Iraq and Armenia were the main importers and exporters of electricity from and to Iran, respectively. Iraq imported 1.13GW, and Armenia imported 306 megawatts of electricity from Iran respectively.
By the end of the fifth five-year economic development plan (2015), Iran will boost its electricity generation capacity by 25 gig watts (GW) to reach 73GW, energy minister Majid Namjou said on February 7.
The country's installed power generation capacity is currently about 64GW, he added.
The country's electricity exports would amount to $1 billion by the end of the current calendar year (March 19, 2012).
Iran currently exchanges electricity with Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq.
