According to agreements between Iran and Armenia at the 16th session of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission in Tehran last month, it was decided that the third electricity transmission line project between the two countries should be completed by the end of 2020, deputy energy minister for international affairs said.
Referring to the progress the project has made, Muhammad Ali Farahnakian said work needs to be accelerated so that the project can be completed as schedule, the Energy Ministry news portal Paven reported.
Armenia exports 350 megawatts of electricity to Iran per year now. Upon completion of the third line, the capacity will exceed 1,000 MW.
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