Iran to up power export to Pakistan

“Following the two countries’ initial agreement, a new 230-kilovolt power transfer line will be established between Iran and Pakistan,” Behzad told Mehr News Agency on Friday.

He said the new transmission line would be built between Iran’s southeastern port city of Chabahar and Pakistan’s Guarder port.

The official added that Iran doubled its power export to Pakistan from 35 MW per day to 70 MW in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended March 19, 2012) after the installation of new facilities.

It is expected that Iran’s electricity export to Pakistan will reach more than 200 MW by next year, Behzad added.

He emphasized that a new power transmission line between Iran’s southeastern city of Zahedan and Pakistan’s Quetta would be established to increase electricity exports to 1,000 MW.

Iran is currently exchanging electricity with Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Nakhichevan, Turkey and Turkmenistan.

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