Iran Offers to Sell Lebanon Electricity at Competitive Price
Naharnet Newsdesk / Naharnet Newsdesk
29-Jan-2012 (5 comments)

Iran has expressed readiness to provide Lebanon with 200-400 megawatts of electricity to resolve the country’s lingering power crisis, Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said in remarks published Sunday.

“Iran is ready to provide Lebanon with 200 to 400 MW which amount to 200 million kilowatt hours to 400 kilowatt hours,” Mansour told An Nahar after meeting with Iranian Ambassador Ghazanfar Roknabadi on Saturday.

Roknabadi handed the Lebanese FM a letter from his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi on a proposal to help Lebanon resolve severe electricity rationing throughout the country.

Asked if the proposal was an Iranian grant, Mansour said: “The offer is to sell this amount at a competitive and preferential price to Lebanon.”

He added that Roknabadi told him that Iran has an energy surplus of 6 billion kilowatt hours.

The ambassador told reporters following his talks with Mansour that based on Iran’s experience with several other countries in the region, Lebanon is in need of 1,000 MW of electricity.

“We consider this amount very limited given that we currently export around 25,000 MW and have a surplus of 6 billion,” he said.

Asked about the timing of the project’s implementation if approved by the cabinet, Roknabadi said: “The process to supply (the electricity) requires less than 6 m... >>>

Simorgh5555

Iran has money to give away despite sanctions

by Simorgh5555 on Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:07 PM PST

So when NIAC complains that sanctions will hurt ordinary people what they don't tell you is that the IR has money stashed away in Europe and has free oil to give away. Trita Parsi knows this very well. 


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Simorgh5555

Misplaced faith in your Arab friends Pendar Jan

by Simorgh5555 on Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:36 PM PST

I didn't see the Lebanese come to Iran's aid when it suffered 8 years of bobmardment from its benefactors in Tehran were bankrolling them. When the Israeli bomb Inshallah drops on the IR the Lebanese will be the first to cower and at the most offer 'moral aid'. It will never allow Hezbollah to launch another war from South Lebanon...not unless they want another bloody nose like in 2006. Your mullah friends are goint to have their ass kicked and not even Nasrollah or Hugo Chavez will come to your aid. :)))))


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پندارنیک

Psssssssssst.........don't spill the beans......

by پندارنیک on Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:26 PM PST

There's a tiny difference though........................Israel is not a front shield to protect the US of A.

And I say no more..........I feel even this much in this matter, is a little too much...................


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Simorgh5555

Pendar Jan - It cuts both ways

by Simorgh5555 on Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:20 PM PST

Then don't complain when Uncle Sam gives loans and grants to Israel. Ta chesme vatan forusha kur 


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پندارنیک

تا برق از چشششششم حسودا بپّره!

پندارنیک
Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:13 PM PST

In our enemies electrocuted faces............


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