Iran and Azerbaijan to increase electricity trade to 500 MW

Iran and Azerbaijan will increase their electricity trade to 500 megawatts (MW), Iran's Deputy Minister of Energy Houshang Falahatian said, AzerNews reports.

The needed electricity trade infrastructures will be completed within one month, Falahatian said, state-run IRINN TV reported.

He said that currently electricity trade between Tehran and Baku stands at 10 MW, expressing hope that the figure will increase once the infrastructure construction is completed.