Tehran, Iran, Feb. April 4
By Milad Fashtami - Trend:
Iran's electricity consumption peak reached 26,914 megawatt hours on April 3, Iran's IRIB News Agency reported on April 4.
The electricity peak on the mentioned day was 2,100 megawatt hours less than the previous year.
The stored electricity of Iran's power plants also hit 9,934 megawatt hours in the mentioned day.
The country's industries consumed some 3,401 megawatt hours of electricity on April 3.
Managing Director of West Region Power Company Abdolaziz Karimi said on January 25 that Iran's electricity consumption will reach 51,000 megawatt hours in the current Iranian calendar year (which started on March 21), Iran's IRNA News Agency reported on Jan. 26.
"The figure is expected to reach 54,500 megawatt hours in the Iranian calendar year of 1394 (to start on March 21, 2015)," he said.
Karimi went on to note that Iran's electricity consumption currently stands at 46,000 megawatt hours.
The country's power generation capacity is currently over 70 gigawatts.
Iran currently trades power with Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq.
Iran seeks to become a major regional exporter of electricity and has attracted more than $1.1 billion in investments for the construction of three new power plants.
Edited by C.N.