Iran prepares to import electricity from Turkey for petrochemical plants

Iran’s state power company chief said on Saturday that infrastructure had been prepared to import electricity from Turkey through Iran’s national grid to supply petrochemical complexes.

Latest News Iran prepares to import electricity from Turkey for petrochemical plants Oct 10, 2026, 07:45 GMT+1 Listen to this article Share Cooling towers and electrical transmission equipment are seen at the Rajaee power plant in Qazvin, Iran, on April 25, 2025.

Iran’s state power company chief said on Saturday that infrastructure had been prepared to import electricity from Turkey through Iran’s national grid to supply petrochemical complexes.

Mohammad Allahdad said damage to utility facilities at petrochemical plants during the war meant the electricity supplied to the industries this summer was six times the amount in previous years.

He added that about 4,700 megawatts of capacity at power plants owned by Iranian industries and petrochemical companies is out of service for various reasons.

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