BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 3
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
As many as 21 new power units will be launched in Iran by the summer of next year, said Iranian Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian, Trend reports citing the ministry.
He made the remark in a meeting with members of the Energy Committee of the Iranian Parliament.
“Thus, 5,000 megawatt-hours will be added to Iran's electricity generation in next summer,” the minister noted.
Mehrabian added that Iranian Energy Ministry is following a plan to add 30,000 megawatt-hours to electricity generation capacity. The plan was also submitted to the Iranian parliament.
According to the minister, necessary programs for the construction of the blocks have been developed. And these plans are in the spotlight on a weekly basis.
“Iranian large industrial companies have begun the construction of a 10,000-megawatt-hours power plants,” he said.
As reported, so far, a total of 583 units in 129 thermal power plants have been built in Iran. At present, 67 percent of Iran's thermal power plants are owned by the private sector, while 33 percent by the public sector.
The total capacity of Iran's power plants (thermal, hydroelectric, nuclear, renewable, and so on) is currently about 85,559 megawatt-hours. About 81 percent of which is accounted for thermal power plants.
The capacity of combined cycle power units is currently 31,179 megawatt-hours (36.4 percent), gas units – 21,992 megawatt-hours (25.7 percent), and steam units – 15,829 megawatt-hours (18.5 percent).
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