Four Chinese companies will participate in establishing a combined cycle electricity power plant in Iran's central city of Damghan, Fars news agency reported.  According to the report, the pow­er plant's capacity would stand at 500 megawatts.  Chinese companies will invest some 300 mil­li­on euros for this project and construction will commence in the near future, the report said.  The­ran seeks to become a major regional exporter of electricity and has ‎attracted‎ more than $1.1 billion in investments for the construction of ‎three new power plants.  Based on the Fifth Five-Year Economic ‎Development Plan, Iran should annually add 5000 MW to its power generation capacity.  The country plans to boost ‎its electricity generation capacity to ‎‎reach 73GW by the end of the Fifth Five-Year Economic ‎Development Plan (March ‎‎2016).  Iran currently trades power with Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afgha­nis­tan, Syria and Iraq. In an effort to diversify its destination markets, Iran plans to export elec­tricity to Europe and Africa.

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