Tehran is seeking to integrate its system into a Russia-led zone, according to its chief energy official
Iran will soon start exchanging electricity with Russia once its plan to connect the two national power grids via Azerbaijan is complete, Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian has said.
Mehrabian did not offer a specific timeline but confirmed that Tehran will also move forward with an alternative path through Armenia and Georgia.
The Iranian and Armenian power grids are already connected. Iran supplies natural gas to its northern neighbor to fuel power plants there and receives electricity in return, with Armenia keeping a share as compensation. The two nations agreed last year to double the capacity of the scheme by 2023.
“We are trying to connect Iran’s electricity network to all regional countries. This makes the network more stable and provides more electricity during different times of the year,” Mehrabian explained.
