Report confirms Iran raised power output by 7 GW in 2 years
A report published by Iran’s Tasnim news agency has corroborated statements made by Iranian Energy Ministry officials in recent days suggesting the country’s output of electricity had increased by 7 gigawatts (GW) in less than two years and since the current Iranian administrative government took office in August 2021.
The report published on Tuesday gave a breakdown of electricity production increase numbers reported in Iran over the past two years.
Tables in the report showed that some 31 new thermal power plant units had been set up across Iran since August 2021 to increase the country’s electricity production by 5.3 GW.
It said repair and upgrade projects carried out in existing power plants had led to more than 2 GW of increased output in the country’s thermal power sector.
Electricity generation from renewables increased by 0.175 GW in Iran over the past two years while output from small generators and from hydroelectric dams increased by 0.237 GW and 0.005 GW, respectively, said the report, citing figures from Iranian Energy Ministry and other government departments.
It said Iran will launch more than 0.9 GW of new electricity generation capacity by the end of the calendar year to late March.
Iran expects a peak electricity demand of 73 GW this summer. State electricity company Tavanir says its total output is currently at around 60 GW amid warnings that power cuts would be inevitable for industries and businesses over summer months when household demand for cooling is expected to jump to record levels.
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