(VOVworld) - Iranian and Russian nuclear officials have discussed construction of new nuclear power plants in Iran to triple Iran’s nuclear power production capacity.

Iran, Russia have discussed the building of new nuclear power plants (Photo: irna.ir)

Iranian media reported Saturday that the deputy head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) met with deputy head of Russian nuclear energy company Rosatom to discuss the building of the second and third units of the Bushehr nuclear power plant and the handover of control of the plant to Iran. Rosatom said in a communiqué that questions regarding the construction of new Russian-designed nuclear power plant units and cooperation in related fields were discussed in detail at the meeting.

Iran has targeted to produce 20,000 megawatts of electricity from nuclear power. Iran's only nuclear power plant in Bushehr, which produces 1,000 megawatts, became officially operational and was connected to Iran's national grid in September 2011. In December 2013, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the construction of the second nuclear plant in Bushehr would soon begin.