Thermal power plants boost electricity production while improving efficiency
Date
1/21/2025 6:42:01 AM
(MENAFN) Electricity generation from thermal power plants increased by 1.9 percent this year compared to the previous year, reaching 300 million megawatt-hours (MWh), with fuel consumption rising by only 0.7 percent, a senior official announced.
Esmaeil Namazi, cited by the Mehr News Agency through the state-owned Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH), highlighted that the disparity between production growth and fuel consumption reflects a focus on efficiency. Efforts include employing high-efficiency power plants and expanding the steam sections of combined-cycle facilities, enabling more electricity generation with minimal fuel use.
Namazi reported that during the first 10 months of the year (March 20, 2024 - January 19, 2025), thermal plants generated over 300 million MWh of electricity, with combined-cycle units contributing 57 percent of the output. These units produced 170 million MWh, marking a 1.4 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
He stressed the importance of combined-cycle plants, which achieve efficiency rates of 45 percent to 55 percent, positioning them as environmentally friendly electricity producers.
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