The Iranian and Turkish energy ministers on Monday signed a cooperation agreement to increase export of Iran's electric power to Turkey and exchange electricity between the two neighboring countries.
Following preliminary talks in Turkey and signing the first agreement, the second round of talks started on Sunday with the Turkish Energy Minister Helmy Guler and his accompanying delegation in Tehran which resulted in singing the second agreement.
Iran's Energy Minister Parviz Fatah 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, therefor 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 Azarbaijan.
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 rise 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 neighboring 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.
Following preliminary talks in Turkey and signing the first agreement, the second round of talks started on Sunday with the Turkish Energy Minister Helmy Guler and his accompanying delegation in Tehran which resulted in singing the second agreement.
Iran's Energy Minister Parviz Fatah 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, therefor 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 Azarbaijan.
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 rise 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 neighboring 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.
Via: Islamic Republic News Agency
