Iran involved in building dams and hydropower plants in 10 countries

Iran’s deputy energy minister for water and wastewater affairs stated on September 7 that Iran was involved in the construction of dams and power plants in 10 countries, including the Sangtudeh dam and its 220MW power plant in Tajikistan, a joint venture in Azerbaijan, a dam and hydropower plant on the Aras River in Armenia, and Sri Lanka, among others. Iran had already built the Doosti Dam northeast of Mashhad near the Turkmenistan-Iran border, the Anzab tunnel in Tajikistan, a wind power plant in Armenia, and the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline1.

1. 1. “Iran plans to build dams, power plants in 10 countries,” MNA, September 7, 2008, at http://asianenergy.blogspot.com/2008/09/iran-to-build-dams-power-plants-in-10.html