Financial Tribune - Exporting raw materials cannot be considered a wise and sustainable economic strategy in today�s highly competitive world and it is high time decision-makers look more closely at value-added products, in particular electricity export, says a deputy energy minister.

Speaking Monday at the 33rd International Power System Conference (October 22-24) in Tehran, Homayoun Haeri said, �In the power industry raw materials � mostly natural gas � is converted into electricity and exporting this product is more economically viable,�