Syria, Iranian Electric Cooperation

(ST)- Four contracts for the supply of electrical installations with the Iranian Soner and Mabna companies were signed recently at the ministry of Electricity.    

The Minister of Electricity, Eng. Imad Khamis, stressed that these contracts to ensure the needs of the electric grid of all equipment to be rehabilitated of the terrorist acts.

“Thanks to great cooperation with Iranian friends a lot of difficulties were passed to ensure the needs of the Syrian electric grid and we signed three contracts with Soner Company to ensure the needs. The fourth agreement was signed with Mabna Company for the supply of necessary equipment for the electric power sector and the total amount of the four agreements worth 2.5 billion Syrian Pounds.

About the importance of cooperation with the Iranian companies, the minister said: the Iranian friends are strategic partners with whom we have excellent relations under the guidance of the leaderships of the two countries and we have concluded over the past six months, more than two dozen contracts with the Iranian companies and all types of equipment.

 For his part, the General Director of Distribution and Energy Investment, Eng. Mustafa Sheikhani, signed the contracts for the Syrian side and said: There are new contracts being prepared to be signed with the Iranian companies and this cooperation continuously increasing.

The Director of the Projects at the Iranian Mabna Company, Mohammed Ibrahim al -Muselli, talked about new projects and between Syria and Iran, especially after the success of several projects and power plants for electric power.

Sh. Kh.