Iran's electricity exports up 180% y-o-y, to 5.5 bln kWh

Iran exported more than 5.5 billion kWh of electricity to neighboring countries during the past Iranian calendar year (ending March 20), IRNA news agency reported on Monday.

Iran exported more than 5.5 billion kWh of electricity to neighboring countries during the past Iranian calendar year (ending March 20), IRNA news agency reported on Monday.

Iran's Energy Ministry said that was a 180 percent growth year on year.

Iran is the 19th largest producer and 20th largest consumer of electricity in the world.

On Sunday, Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou said Iran's electricity network had integrated into the power grids of seven neighboring countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.

Russia, India, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Syria and Oman are the new countries that have asked Iran for electricity.

Namjou said the Islamic Republic has the capability become a regional electricity hub.

MOSCOW, September 6 (RIA Novosti)