Categories: EnergyHard News

Iran says it will start exporting electricity to UAE soon

Iran will soon start exports of electricity to the United Arab Emirates through a subsea power line.

Homayoun Haeri, the managing director of Iran Power Generation and Transmission Company (TAVANIR), has emphasized that Iran’s power grid will be connected to the UAE in the near future.

“This will be carried out through a subsea power line,” Haeri has been quoted as saying by the Persian-language Forsat-e Emrooz newspaper.

He added that this is the result of the latest round of electricity export talks between Iran and the UAE.

Iran’s current electricity production capacity stands at above 73,000 megawatts, Haeri has said, adding that this has turned the country into the electricity export hub of the Middle East.

The official further said Iran is currently exporting its electricity to Iraq, Armenia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The UAE has been facing rising consumption of electricity over the past few years with official figures showing that demand is increasing by about 9 percent per year. The country has now designed plans to diversify its power generation capacity that envisage a mix of solutions that range from natural gas to solar and nuclear power.

Emad Askarieh

Emad Askarieh has worked as a journalist since 2002. The main focus of his work is foreign policy and world diplomacy. He started his career at Iran Front Page Media Group, and is currently serving as the World Editor and the Vice-President for Executive Affairs at the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website.

Recent Posts

Iran’s northeastern city of Kashmar jolted by  earthquake, third in 24 hours

The city of Kashmar in northeastern Iranian province of Khorasan Razavi was jolted for the…

41 minutes ago

Spokesman: Around two dozen Terrorists killed, scores arrested in southeastern Iran

A local spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that 23 members of…

48 minutes ago

Economy minister: Remaining on FATF blacklist unjustly labels Iran as money launderer

Iran's minister of economy has criticized the continued inclusion of Iran on the Financial Action…

53 minutes ago

Iranian MP slams internet filtering, slow managerial changes

The secretary of the Social Committee of the Iranian Parliament says the administration of President…

59 minutes ago

Four terrorists killed, six arrested in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan

The spokesman for the military exercise "Security Martyrs," being carried out in the Southeastern Iranian…

1 hour ago

Iran president says Tehran ready to cooperate with IAEA to remove misunderstandings

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a meeting with the head of the International Atomic Energy…

1 hour ago