Iran Unveils Production Potential Of Country's Tpps
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 2. The power generation
potential of Iran's thermal power plants has exceeded 75,000
megawatt hours, a representative of Iran's Thermal Power Production
Company (TPPH) Hadi Modaqqeq said, Trend reports.
According to Modaqqeq, 624 units at 142 thermal power plants are
currently operating in the country. 93 percent of electricity
consumption in the country is provided by thermal power plants. 68
percent of the country's thermal power plants is owned by the
private sector.
The representative informed that under the current government
(Iran's current government has been in power since August 2021), 42
power units with a production capacity of 6,071 megawatt-hours have
been connected to the country's energy system.
Modaqqeq added that 29 gas-fired units with a production
capacity of 3,935 megawatt-hours and 13 steam units with a
production capacity of 2,136 megawatt-hours have been put into
operation. Due to the commissioning of steam units 3.25 bcm of gas
is saved per year.
To note, at present, the energy potential of all power plants
(thermal, water, renewable, nuclear, etc.) in Iran is more than
91,000 megawatt-hours.
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