South African Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Saturday that Iran can become the 9th geothermal energy producer.
She made the remarks in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hamid Chitchian. Pettersson welcomed presence of Iranian companies operating in energy generation from his country's renewable energies.
She said her country is willing to cooperate with Iran in photovoltaic and technology transfer. 'Our power networks are not stable and we hope Iranian energy ministry will help us provide sustainable energy supplies.'