An Iranian official has dismissed�investment plans in the Islamic Republic by a Turkish energy producer with alleged�links to Israel.

The Wednesday rebuttal by Deputy Energy Minister Houshang Falahatian came a month after Turkey�s Zorlu Enerji said it planned to invest in Iran for the construction of gas-fired power plants.

Zorlu Holding CEO Omer Yungul, quoted by Bloomberg last month, said he expected a concrete investment plan to be announced this year for building as much as 5,000 megawatts of capacity in Iran.

�This news is absolutely false�and I must admit that we have had no negotiations or a contract�with this company,� Falahatian said of Zorlu Enerji.

The Turkish company is believed to have�broad links with the Israeli regime and its institutions, according to the Fars news agency.

�Many companies are negotiating with Energy Ministry the construction of power stations in Iran. But no memorandum of understanding or a deal has been signed with this company (Zorlu Enerji) and we have had no negotiations with it at all,� Falahatian said.

Yungul had said the�project�would be similar to plans by another Turkish energy producer, Unit International, which is currently awaiting Iran�s go-ahead to begin constructing seven power plants worth about $4.2 billion in the country.

The Belgium-based energy firm concluded negotiations with Iran in August when its chairman Unal Aysal met Iran�s Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian in Tehran.

Falahatian on Wednesday said the agreement with Unit International�has not been finalized yet.

�We are still examining the details of the construction of a power station by this company in Iran. We have to review all angles to ensure there are no problems for the finalization of a deal and to review and resolve them if there are any,� he added.

Unit International signed a tentative agreement with Iran in June. The company expects to begin construction of the plants in the first quarter of 2017.

By Press TV