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    Iran's electricity exports could hit 10BkWh
    Economic Desk

    http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy-and-business/97391-irans-electricity-exports-could-hit-10bkwh-
    On Line: 30 April 2012 15:24
    In Print: Tuesday 01 May 2012

    TEHRAN - Iran is projected to export as much as 10 billion kilowatt
    hours (BkWh) of electricity this year, compared to 8.6BkWh last year,
    said the deputy energy minister.

    Mohammad Behzad added that the value of electricity exports has
    increased by 40 percent since the beginning of this year, which began
    on March 20, in comparison to the year before, the ISNA News Agency
    reported.

    A number of countries, including Pakistan, Turkey, Iraq and Armenia
    have signed new deals to boost their electricity imports from Iran, he
    noted.

    Iran's electricity exchange with neighboring countries amounted to
    1.76 gigawatts on April 27.

    Behzad said on April 4, the energy ministry of Iran has prepared plans
    to increase the electricity generation capacity of national power
    plants by 5 GW in the current calendar year.

    `Over 10,000 megawatts should be added to the generation capacity of
    hydroelectric and thermal power plants by August 2013,' he added, the
    Fars News Agency reported.

    By the end of the Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2015),
    Iran will boost its electricity generation capacity by 25GW to reach
    73GW, Energy Minister Majid Namjou said on February 7.

    Iran currently trades electricity with Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenistan,
    Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq.

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