VOL. XLIV

No 30

23-July-2001

IRAN

Irans PowerGenerating Capacity Rising, Says Tavanir

Irans power generation and distribution companyTavanir announced that the total amount of electricity generated by powerplants throughout the country in the year ending 31 March was 116bnkilowatt-hours (kWh), a rise of 8.4% over the year ending 31 March 2000,according to a report by the official news agency IRNA on 15 July. The report added that Irans exports of electricpower amounted to 772mn kWh in the year to...