Iran's Tavanir, South Korea's KEPCO ink MoU

EghtesadOnline: Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power in Iran (Tavanir) and South Korean KEPCO Company signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of electric industry on Saturday.

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29 April 2017

Managing Director of Tavanir Aarash Kurdi and Executive Vice-President for Overseas Operation of KEPCO Hyang-Reol Lyu signed the MoU.

In a signing ceremony, Kurdi said that the first MoU is in the field of CDM, which by technical assistances of the South Korean side; the collecting, refining and recycling SF6 gas is to become operational in Iran.

He added that SF6 is frequently used as insulator in high-voltage electrical equipment and using the gas in world electric industry is under international protocols and now the Korean side is to share its know-how with Iran in this concern, IRNA reported.

Concerning the second MoU, KEPCO is to launch energy saving system in Iran and implement a probationary project that in case of success, the system could be used in high-rise building, hospitals.

KEPCO Vice-President hoped that cooperation with Tavanir to be promoted to higher levels.