Iran, Pakistan to increase electricity exchange

By Xinhua News Agency On Mar 13, 2023

TEHRAN, March 13– Iran and Pakistan on Monday signed a contract to increase their electricity exchange, according to the official news agency IRNA. The contract was signed in a ceremony in Tehran attended by Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian and visiting Pakistani Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan. In the second phase, the two countries will…

TEHRAN, March 13 (Xinhua) — Iran and Pakistan on Monday signed a contract to increase their electricity exchange, according to the official news agency IRNA.

The contract was signed in a ceremony in Tehran attended by Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian and visiting Pakistani Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan.

Under the deal, the electricity exchange capacity between the two countries via the newly built 132-kilovolt transmission lines will increase by 100 megawatts (MW) to reach 200 MW in the first phase.

In the second phase, the two countries will install 70 kilometers of 230-kilovolt electricity transmission lines in Pakistan to raise the electricity exchange capacity to 400 MW.

Iran’s electricity network is currently linked with several neighboring states, which improved the sustainability of the country’s power network, said the Iranian energy minister. Enditem

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