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IRAN, IRAQ AND TURKEY SIGN POWER MOU
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
03.06.2009
/PanARMENIAN.N et/ Mr Parviz Fattah Iranian minister of Energy, Mr
Taner Yildiz Turkish energy and natural resources minister and Mr
Kareem Waheed al-Aboudi Iraqi minister of electricity inked an MOU
on last Wednesday at the end of their first regional power conference
held in Baghdad, Mehr News Agency reports.
According to the MOU, the 3 countries agreed to bolster cooperation
in the power and electricity field and link their national power
grids to one another and Syria.
The Iraqi minister stated the 4 countries aimed at connecting their
power networks to the Persian Gulf littoral states, the Central Asian
nations and to European countries in the long run.
According to Mr Fattah Iran has already linked its power networks
with Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkmenistan.
Mr Parviz Fattah said in Baghdad on last Thursday that Iran's Bushehr
nuclear power plant will generate electricity in the next Iranian
calendar year.
He said that energy consumption this year has shown a growth of 6%
in Iran.
He added that Iran has been able to turn into a major power producer
and exporter by relying on domestic potential.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
03.06.2009
/PanARMENIAN.N et/ Mr Parviz Fattah Iranian minister of Energy, Mr
Taner Yildiz Turkish energy and natural resources minister and Mr
Kareem Waheed al-Aboudi Iraqi minister of electricity inked an MOU
on last Wednesday at the end of their first regional power conference
held in Baghdad, Mehr News Agency reports.
According to the MOU, the 3 countries agreed to bolster cooperation
in the power and electricity field and link their national power
grids to one another and Syria.
The Iraqi minister stated the 4 countries aimed at connecting their
power networks to the Persian Gulf littoral states, the Central Asian
nations and to European countries in the long run.
According to Mr Fattah Iran has already linked its power networks
with Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkmenistan.
Mr Parviz Fattah said in Baghdad on last Thursday that Iran's Bushehr
nuclear power plant will generate electricity in the next Iranian
calendar year.
He said that energy consumption this year has shown a growth of 6%
in Iran.
He added that Iran has been able to turn into a major power producer
and exporter by relying on domestic potential.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress