Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 19

9-May-2011

IRAN

Iran And Turkey Sign Electricity Agreement

On 4 May Irans Minister of Energy Majid Namjou and his Turkish counterpart Taner Yildiz signed in Tehran an agreement for an energy road map that calls for the expansion of cooperation in the construction of several thermal power plants as well as the joint promotion of renewable energy, with a particular emphasis on hydroelectricity and wind power. At the heart of the cooperation is a plan...