Iran’s President inaugurates construction of new power plant in Benin
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the
construction work of a 25-megawatt power plant in the African state
of Benin on Monday, FNA reported.
Beninese President Thomas Yayi Boni also accompanied President
Ahmadinejad in the inaugural ceremony.
Iran's Power Plant Projects Management Company (MAPNA), one of
the major general contractors of energy projects in Iran, is slated
to complete Benin's power plant project in a period of about one
year.
President Ahmadinejad, heading a high-ranking delegation, arrived
in Benin Sunday on the first leg of his tri-nation tour of Africa,
which will later take him to Niger and Ghana.
Iran, the world's 19th largest producer and 20th largest consumer
of electricity, has integrated its electricity network into the
power grids of seven neighboring countries, including Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.
Earlier this year, Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou said that
Iran stands the 4th among the power-generating countries in the
world.
"Iran will stand the 4th among the world power-generating states
after the power generating capacity of Hafez Shiraz gas power plant
is added to the country's power grid," Namjou said , adding that
the country now has the most expanded electricity ties with the
regional states and the rate of electricity exchanges between Iran
and the countries of the region has reached 10mln kw/h.
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