12 January 2012
Some 25 power plants are expected to be handed over to the private sector by the end of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2011), said deputy Energy minister.
Ali Zabihi said that 10 power plants of the country were privatized last year, adding privatization of 35 power plants, out of 50 which are operational across the country, is considered as a significant achievement, Mehr News Agency reported on Wednesday.
The official said that efforts are underway to remove the obstacles in the way of privatizing 20 power transmission companies.
He noted that inspecting, supervising and accounting organizations should take a number of measures in this respect.
The privatization drive of the state-run institutions is in line with the Article 44 of Iran's Constitution. Power consumption in the country has declined by 10 percent since the implementation of Iran's Subsidy Reform Plan.
Some 25 power plants are expected to be handed over to the private sector by the end of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2011), said deputy Energy minister.
Ali Zabihi said that 10 power plants of the country were privatized last year, adding privatization of 35 power plants, out of 50 which are operational across the country, is considered as a significant achievement, Mehr News Agency reported on Wednesday.
The official said that efforts are underway to remove the obstacles in the way of privatizing 20 power transmission companies.
He noted that inspecting, supervising and accounting organizations should take a number of measures in this respect.
The privatization drive of the state-run institutions is in line with the Article 44 of Iran's Constitution. Power consumption in the country has declined by 10 percent since the implementation of Iran's Subsidy Reform Plan.
© Iran Daily 2012
