Azerbaijan, Baku, Jun.22/ Trend R.Zamanov
Iran traded 1,943 megawatts (MW) of electricity with its neighboring countries on June 20, the IRNA News Agency reported.
Iran exported 1,256 MW of electricity to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Armenia, and Turkey.
The country also imported 687 MW of electricity from Armenia and Turkmenistan on the same day.
Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Behzad said in May that Iran has constructed power plants twice as many as the average number of power plants constructed in the world during the past decade, the Mehr News Agency reported.
The power generation capacity in Iran has grown by 7 percent annually during the past 10 years, he said, adding that the figure has averaged 3.5 percent in the world.
The country's power generation capacity is currently at 68.38 gigawatts, he added.
Iran currently trades power with Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq.
Iran seeks to become a major regional exporter of electricity and has attracted more than $1.1 billion in investments for the construction of three new power plants.
