BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 5. The electricity generation potential of Iran's Thermal Power Plants increased by 4,000 megawatts during the four months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through July 22, 2025) compared to the same period last year (from March 20 through July 21, 2024), Nasser Eskandari, deputy head at the Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH) said, Trend reports.
According to him, in four months, 670 megawatts were added to the electricity generation potential through certain operations in gas blocks, 2,460 megawatts were added through the commissioning of new blocks, and approximately 900 megawatt hours were added as a result of operations in other blocks.
Eskandari also said that at the end of last year (March 20, 2025), the efficiency of thermal power plants in Iran grew to 39.6 percent, and this situation is expected to improve further this year.
The official noted that currently, more than 2.7 billion liters of fuel are stored in thermal power plants. 75 percent of the fuel reserves of thermal power plants are full.
The potential of generating electricity at Iran's thermal power plants amounts to 77,000 megawatts. Currently, electricity is generated at 634 units of 147 thermal power plants in Iran. The combined–cycle thermal power plants have the potential to generate about 35,700 (35,663) megawatts of electricity, gas plants – 25,500 (25,539) megawatts, and steam plants - 15,800 (15,830) megawatt-hours.
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