BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 10. The power generation capacity of Iran's thermal power plants has reached 73,000 megawatt-hours, as a result of synchronizing the gas units of TPPs operating under the Butia Iranian Steel Company with the country's network, Deputy Director of Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH), Mohammad Ramazani said, Trend reports citing the company’s website.
“So far, 604 units have been installed in 134 thermal power plants in the country. At the same time, the number of power units installed in large industrial facilities has reached 396,” he said.
According to Ramazani, currently, the power generation capacity of combined cycle units in the country's TPPs is 34,539 megawatt-hours, gas units - 22,558 megawatt-hours, and steam units - 15,829 megawatt-hours.
The deputy director also added that the total capacity of Iran's power plants (thermal, hydroelectric, nuclear, renewable, and so on) is currently about 90,000 megawatt-hours. Of this, 81 percent accounts for the country’s thermal power plants.
Ramazani noted that 68 percent of the country’s thermal power stations belong to the private sector.
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