Tavanir Opposed to Private Sector Involvement in Electricity Export

Power sectors in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, the biggest customers of Iran's electricity, are monopolized by their governments and they are interested in concluding deals with the state-run Iran Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Management Company (Tavanir) but not with private firms.
Mohammad Hassan Motevallizadeh, the head of Tavanir, also noted that under the present circumstances wherein Tavanir faces financial problems, permitting private companies to sell electricity will be detrimental to the Energy Ministry as it will deprive the [bankrupt] ministry of crucial forex revenue, Barq News reported.
“Although electricity export tariffs are based on a variety of factors, including fuel prices in the Persian Gulf region, power can be sold for at least 11 cents per kilowatt hour in international markets, while the same in the domestic market earns a meager 1.5 cents,” he said.