The minister made the remarks during an inspection tour of the National Energy Control Center, where he reviewed operations and coordination across the country’s power system to ensure the stability of the unified national grid and the continuity of electricity supply.
The minister reviewed the status of agreements signed to secure crude shipments from abroad.
Minister Esmat outlined the ministry’s progress in modernizing the national grid and expanding infrastructure.
The discussions took place on the sidelines of the Joint Higher Committee meetings, co-chaired by the prime ministers of both countries.
The planned projects will include transformer stations designed to evacuate energy from solar and wind power plants to transmission lines.
