Iran, Azerbaijan to boost renewable energy cooperation

Speaking to Tasnim news agency on Tuesday, Iranian Deputy Minister of Energy for International Affairs Esmail Mahsouli said that Tehran and Baku have made some agreements to work on development projects related to renewable energy, including the construction of wind and solar power stations.

He also said that Iran and Azerbaijan are discussing the issue of electricity exchange as well as setting up a power transmission line, which will also connect Iran’s national grid to Russia’s.

Iran and Russia will take the first preparatory step to connect their national grids through a transmission line linking Iran with Azerbaijan by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2015).

On September 9, 2014, an agreement was inked between the Iranian and Russian energy officials, according to which the two sides decided to match power systems in Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia.

Negotiations were held between Iranian and Azerbaijani officials after that and agreements were made on the construction of a 260-km long 400kV transmission line between the two neighboring countries within a six-month period.