Iran to integrate power grid with Europe

An Iranian deputy energy minister announced the country\'s readiness to connect the national power grid to Russia through Azerbaijan.Mohammad Behzad said Iran and Azerbaijan are holding final negotiations in this regard. Meantime, the head of the Iranian power generation, transmission and distribution management company (TAVANIR), Homayun Ha\'eri, said the country\'s power grid will integrate with Europe\'s. He did not specify the technology to be used to connect the two different systems. Europe became interested in the project after an announcement by Iran\'s deputy energy minister at the beginning of October about the privatization of the country\'s electricity. Ha\'eri said the country was focusing on exports, including to Azerbaijan, Armenia, Pakistan and Iraq.