RoydadNaft –  A deputy minister of Iran’s Energy Ministry said electricity imports from Turkey could be a useful opportunity to meet the power needs of the country’s petrochemical plants.

According to Roydad Naft, Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, deputy minister of energy, told a Young Journalists Club economic correspondent that Iranian petrochemical companies are working to use Turkey’s import capacity to supply their electricity.

He said the matter is being pursued and could provide a suitable option for meeting power demand in Iran’s petrochemical industry.

Rajabi Mashhadi expressed hope that continued talks and follow-up would bring the plan to fruition and allow Iran’s petrochemical plants to use imported Turkish electricity.

He had previously said the move would not only help meet Iran’s domestic power demand but also reduce fuel consumption at Iranian power plants, because part of consumption would be met without using domestic fuel.

He added that using electricity trade and import capacity is one of the Energy Ministry’s key tools for strengthening the stability of Iran’s power grid and supporting electricity supply to industry, especially energy-intensive sectors.