Iran set to build 5 new nuclear reactors

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Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (AEO) says the country plans to construct five additional nuclear reactors in the next five years.

AEO Deputy Head Mohammad Qannad revealed Sunday that the agency has been tasked with meeting 10 percent of the country's energy demand -- approximately 20,000 megawatts -- through nuclear energy in the near future.

"For the next five years, Iran plans to produce 5,000 megawatts of energy," he added.

Iran suffers from an electricity shortage and adopted a rationing program in the summer to ease the problem by scheduling power outages across urban and rural areas in the country.

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