Iran Works To Secure Power Supply For Petrochemical Plants

2026-05-23 08:10:29

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 23. Steps are being taken to secure the electricity supply for Iran's war-damaged petrochemical and other industrial plants between February 28 and April 7, Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, Iran's Deputy Minister of Energy and CEO of the Iran Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Company (TAVANIR), told local media, Trend reports.

According to him, power plants supplying electricity to Iran's petrochemical and other industrial facilities sustained a certain level of damage during the war. This damage is estimated at a power volume of approximately 4,700 megawatts.

Rajabi Mashhadi stated that according to calculations, it could take a total of six months to fully restore the operation of the power plants supplying these facilities. Nevertheless, intensive efforts are underway to maintain the electricity supply to the plants. Once the dedicated power stations are restored within this timeframe, the facilities' reliance on the national grid will drop to a minimum.

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