Iran ready to join European power grid
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Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian announced Iran's readiness to join European electricity grid.
Speaking in a meeting with Energy Charter Secretary General Urban Rusnák in Tehran, Chitchian said Iran can potentially be connected to Europe's power grid.
The Energy Charter Secretariat is in charge of facilitating relations between countries in the field of energy, Mehr News Agency reported.
Chitchian said Iran is currently collaborating with seven neighboring countries in import, export and exchange of electricity. "At present, Iran's electricity export exceeds its imports," he noted.
"Recently, an agreement was reached to connect Iranian and Russian electricity grids via transmission lines of Armenia, Georgia and Russia," he pointed out, adding, "Currently, we are linked with Armenia through two transmission lines while the third line is under construction."
Chitchian noted that a deal has also been reached with Azerbaijan Republic in order to reach the Russian power grid through the neighboring country. "Talks are also underway with Persian Gulf states to connect the power grids via undersea cables."
The visiting secretary general of Energy Charter Secretariat considered connection of power grids as a necessity to compensate for the shortage during peak electricity times. He added, "Any proposal by Iran will be welcome and we seek to find a suitable European partner to conduct relevant negotiations."
Stressing that European countries are desperately seeking to establish connections in the power sector with other countries, Rusnák said, "Electricity prices in central and northern Europe are very low and we will try to make a connection using Iran's extensive information."
The official maintained that the signing of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) by Iran is being pursued.
"We welcome Iranian experts and their suggestions regarding the interests of eager countries.
"All expenses of Iranian experts will be undertaken by the International Energy Charter Secretariat for them to continue negotiations on various aspects of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) in order to achieve good results," Rusnák concluded.
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