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April 28th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Mohammad Behzad said on Saturday that 100 percent of power distribution equipment, 99 percent of equipment needed for power transmission, and more than 90 percent of power plant equipment are currently being designed, manufactured and installed in the country.
The official added that 96 percent of power industry activities are carried out using indigenous equipment and capacities, IRNA reported.
Behzad expressed hope that the Iranian electricity industry would attain complete self-sufficiency in manufacturing necessary equipment in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20, 2012).
Referring to the indigenization of power Distribution Control System (DCS) at Mashhad power plant, he went on to say that the system has been totally designed and built in the country and excels its foreign counterpart in terms of both quality and price.
“Sometimes [foreign suppliers] do not provide us with the necessary spare parts due to the foreign sanctions, but the Energy Ministry, by supporting domestic experts…has been capable of manufacturing such parts at lower price and with higher quality [compared to the foreign counterpart]. This is cause for pride and encouragement for Iran’s power industry,” he concluded.
Iran had a total annual electricity generation capacity of 53,000 MW before 2009, which has now exceeded to 60,000 MW as a result of the country’s plan to add 5,000 MW of capacity to the grid annually.
The country, which seeks to become a major regional exporter of electricity, has attracted more than USD1.1 billion in investments to build three new power plants.
Iran is currently exchanging electricity with Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan.
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