Tehran, YJC. Germany has offered Iran a $1-billion deal on wind power plants.
Iranian Deputy Minister of Energy Esmail Mahsouli in
interview with Mehr said that Iran has conducted numerous talks with European
companies to reach deals on energy.
He stated that it is expected that with a prospective
nuclear agreement between Iran and the six powers, a wave of companies would
start to seek cooperation with Iran on water management and electricity.
"A big Dutch company
has offered Iran a deal worth $1 billion to expand Iran’s wind-powered electricity
production,” Mahsouli maintained.
Recently, German companies have developed a new technology
through which to reduce the cost of producing electricity out of wind power, he
stated.
He maintained that right now Iran produces each KW of
electricity powered by wind for around 7 cents and added "This cost is able to
compete with thermal power plants.”
"The country’s electricity industry has prioritized the use
of recent technological advancements to produce clean, cheap electricity. Cooperating
with international companies can be beneficial here,” he said.