TEHRAN, Iran, September 7. Iran is increasing power export to 10,000 megawatts by 2026, said the managing director of Iran's Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (Tavanir) Arash Kurdi, Trend reports citing ILNA.
Iran is currently capable of exporting 1,500 megawatts of electricity that is estimated to grow in the next five years to 10,000 megawatts, he said.
Kurdi has underlined Iran’s plan to boost power transmission networks in Azerbaijan and Georgia as part of the Iran and Russia synchronization agreement of electricity grids that goes through Azerbaijan.
According to the official, Russia is persistent to synchronize power grids with Iran due to the country’s connection to the Arab countries in the Persian Gulf, the Middle East, and South West Asia.