TEHRAN, Jun 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has begun importing electricity from its northern neighbour, Azerbaijan, to tackle its power shortage.
On Thursday, the electricity grid of Moghan, in the north-west of Iran, was synchronised with an electricity grid in Azerbaijan, to feed 73 megawatts of electricity to Iran’s power grid, Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, spokesman for Iran’s Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company, was quoted as saying.
Recently, increasing demand in the summer, among other factors, has caused discontinuities in power supply across Iran.
Mashhadi called on household consumers to control their consumption, especially during the peak hours, to reduce the pressure on the power grid.
According to the report, more than 50 percent of electricity consumption in Iran is allocated to household consumption.– NNN-IRNA
